Materials Informatics Engineer

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and theres no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with Apple products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unrivaled and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apples customers every single day. In this role, you will: develop and maintain AI/ML workflows for materials modeling

• including surrogate models, generative material design, and closed-loop optimization frameworks that connect virtual material representations to FEA simulation and product-level performance targets Apply molecular dynamics simulation and computational chemistry methods to predict material properties, screen candidate chemistries, and guide experimental formulation efforts Build and deploy AI agents that automate the materials data pipeline - from vendor data ingestion and model fitting to simulation-ready material cards Collaborate with external vendors on virtual materials frameworks, translating ML-driven insights into material specifications that reduce physical iteration cycles Develop high-throughput screening pipelines for polymer discovery, integrating group contribution theory, chemistry language models, and property prediction to filter large chemical spaces down to actionable candidates Document methodologies, maintain shared codebases, and present findings to cross-functional partners in materials, FEA, and product designPhD in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Applied Physics, or a related field with a focus on computational or data-driven materials research Strong foundation in polymer physics and soft matter - viscoelasticity, rheology, structure-property relationships, and constitutive modeling Proficiency in Python for scientific computing, including data pipelines, numerical modeling, and workflow automation Demonstrated experience applying ML to physical science problems - surrogate modeling, generative models (e.g.,VAEs), active learning, interpretable ML (e.g., SHAP), and optimization Familiarity with molecular dynamics simulation (atomistic or coarse-grained) and/or computational chemistry methods for property prediction Experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX) for scientific and generative modeling Ability to independently drive research from problem formulation through implementation to actionable recommendations Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical work to cross-functional teamsExperience with materials informatics, cheminformatics, or polymer informatics (e.g., working with large polymer databases, SMILES/fingerprint representations, or group contribution methods) Familiarity with finite element analysis tools (e.g., Abaqus) and constitutive model calibration for polymers Experience building or using LLM-based agents (e.g. Claude Code) for scientific workflows Background in one or more application areas: adhesive materials, optical polymers, coatings, or display materials Track record of publications or patents in computational materials science or applied ML for materials Experience with automated experimentation, high-throughput characterization, or self-driving lab concepts