Research and Design Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY

Perform software tasks ranging from very basic to those of a moderately complex nature with limited supervision. Over time, begin to develop an area of expertise or a good level of understanding of the Minitab software product suite. Actively work to expand software skill set and become more capable of working independently.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Help support the execution of technical research and product innovation initiatives that align with company goals and objectives.

Prototype software and software features with a level of supervision appropriate for level of experience.

Collaborate with team members to participate in the definition of product innovation initiatives.

Collaborate with team members to participate in the definition of technical requirements and technical recommendations to influence the successful implementation of technical solutions.

Collaborate on a project team using an agile software development process.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Learn new technologies, frameworks, API’s and programming languages as appropriate for project work that is assigned to you.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, IT, or a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Up to four years of progressive commercial software development experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and/or macOS.

The following are also desirable:

• Working knowledge of C++, C#, Swift, and/or Python.
• Experience using Design Patterns.
• Familiarity with web development technologies such as HTML/CSS and JavaScript/ES6 and knowledge of web frameworks like ASP.NET, ReactJS/Redux, Knockout, or Angular.
• Familiarity with cloud platform technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud.
• Experience with source control systems such as Team Foundation Server or Git.
• Experience using an agile development process.
• Ability to write and maintain unit tests and familiarity with testing frameworks such as NUnit, Google C++ test framework, Jest.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to work well in a team of skilled software professionals.
• Ability to learn new technologies and apply those technologies to Minitab with appropriate supervision.
• Ability to solve basic technical problems without supervision.
• Desire to continuously improve your software skill set.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand the English language.

Minitab requires employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 according to applicable law.