Full-Time
Research & Design Software Engineer
Posted on 9/26/2025
Minitab
201-500 employees
Statistical software for data analysis
No salary listed
No H1B Sponsorship
State College, PA, USA
Hybrid
 Software Engineering (2) |
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- Experience: 3+ years in software development or a related field. Working on practical artificial intelligence projects like chatbots, recommender systems, image recognition highly desired.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, data science, mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Technical Mastery: Proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, C#, and hands-on experience in prototyping innovative solutions. React framework experience preferred.
- Problem-Solving Passion: A love for tackling complex challenges, analyzing data, and exploring new possibilities.
- Location: State College, PA is the preference but will consider remote applicants in Pennsylvania.
- This position is on site in State College, PA and can be eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
- This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship.
- To be considered for this role, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship for employment now or in the future.
- Innovate: Design and test prototypes of groundbreaking technology solutions. Evaluate performance, scalability, and compatibility while collaborating with seasoned professionals.
- Explore: Dive deep into advanced technology research—conduct literature reviews, run experiments, and perform competitor analyses to identify trends and opportunities.
- Build: Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to integrate advanced technologies into Minitab’s product suite, crafting software architectures, APIs, and interfaces that stand out.
- Experience working on practical artificial intelligence projects like chatbots, recommender systems, image recognition (already included under requirements as highly desired, but also can be listed as Desirable).
- React framework experience preferred (already in requirements; keep/descriptive).
- Core strengths such as customer focus and the ability to deliver solutions that delight.
- The drive to embrace tough challenges with energy and enthusiasm.
- Clear and impactful communication tailored to diverse audiences.
- Integrity, courage, and accountability in every action.
Minitab provides a data analysis and process-improvement platform that helps organizations identify trends, solve problems, and gain insights from their data. Its offerings include Minitab Statistical Software, Minitab Engage, Minitab Workspace, Minitab Connect, and Quality Trainer, delivered through software sales/subscriptions and consulting services. Users collect and prepare data, run statistical analyses, create visualizations and reports, and implement data-driven improvement projects to improve quality, reduce costs, and boost customer satisfaction. What sets Minitab apart is its long history and comprehensive ecosystem: a dedicated suite of statistical and quality tools plus expert services designed to help diverse industries drive operational effectiveness. The company’s goal is to enable organizations to make better decisions from data, achieving cost containment, higher quality, and better performance across processes.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
M&A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
State College, Pennsylvania
Founded
1972
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Government sector expansion via GSA Schedule partnership with Four Inc. opens new federal procurement revenue streams.
- Unified Minitab Solution Center consolidates experimentation, data management, and optimization, increasing platform stickiness and switching costs.
- Discrete-event simulation via Simul8 acquisition extends value proposition beyond traditional statistical analysis into digital twin modeling.
What critics are saying
- Five major acquisitions in 2–3 years create technical debt and duplicate features, risking customer churn within 18 months.
- Open-source tools (R, Python) erode licensing model; enterprises adopt free packages, reducing premium subscription willingness to pay.
- Manufacturing sector concentration (60%+ revenue) exposes Minitab to 2026–2027 recession reducing capex spending on quality software.
What makes Minitab unique
- End-to-end platform integrates real-time shop floor data collection via Scytec with statistical analysis and optimization tools.
- AI-powered design recommendation algorithms with proprietary OMARS designs enable faster experimentation with fewer runs than competitors.
- 90% of Fortune 100 companies use Minitab; more students learn statistics with Minitab than any other package.
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Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
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401(k) Company Match
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Employee Referral Bonus
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Company News
Minitab announces the acquisition of Effex, expanding design of experiments capabilities with custom DOE, AI-driven modeling, and cloud optimization.
Minitab expands DOE capabilities with acquisition of Effex optimization platform. Minitab, a global leader in data collection, predictive analytics, and process improvement solutions for manufacturers and organizations worldwide, has announced the acquisition of the Effex solution, a cutting-edge design of experiments (DOE) and optimization tool that offers true custom designs. Minitab will now provide superior DOE capabilities that blend classical DOE with proprietary experimental designs, advanced modeling, artificial intelligence, and cloud-based optimization tools. Integrating Effex into the Minitab Solution Center will help organizations enhance processes, improve quality, and achieve operational excellence. The Effex platform is renowned for its proprietary OMARS (Orthogonal Minimally Aliased Response Surface) designs, which combine screening and response surface methodologies. These designs offer better modeling capabilities, increased prediction accuracy, and clearer effect estimation, enabling teams to gain deeper insights with fewer experimental runs. "Adding the Effex solution to our platform positions Minitab as the market leader in design of experiments offerings," said Jeffrey T. Slovin, President and CEO of Minitab. "By integrating this advanced DOE technology into Minitab's trusted end-to-end solutions portfolio, we're helping customers unlock deeper insights, drive smarter optimization, and lead with data to achieve better business outcomes in increasingly complex environments." The Effex solution provides advanced optimal design algorithms, extensive design catalogs, and sophisticated optimization techniques that significantly enhance Minitab's existing DOE offerings. Using artificial intelligence, users can easily compare experimental designs and utilize the recommendation algorithm to select the best models. Minitab is committed to making advanced statistical analysis practical and accessible. By combining Minitab's extensive classical DOE options with modern approaches from Effex, Minitab enables practitioners to solve more problems faster and with fewer constraints. With Effex integrated into the Minitab Solution Center, customers will have a unified environment supporting experimentation, data management, statistical analysis, optimization, and decision-making at scale. Together, Minitab and Effex will accelerate the development of next-generation DOE capabilities while supporting customers across manufacturing and other data-driven industries, including automotive, aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, electronics, chemicals, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing.
Minitab acquires Scytec to expand real-time manufacturing data collection for operational excellence. Minitab, LLC, a global leader in data management, predictive analytics, and process improvement solutions, announced the acquisition of Scytec, a manufacturing technology company specializing in real-time machine data collection, machine monitoring, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) software. This acquisition enhances Minitab's end-to-end solutions for manufacturers by expanding data collection from the shop floor and enabling deeper operational insights from real-time data gathered directly from manufacturing equipment. With the addition of Scytec's DataXchange software, Minitab extends its capabilities to collect comprehensive, real-time operational data from machines such as CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines, PLCs (programmable logic controllers), robots, welders, and other manufacturing equipment. This enables manufacturers to visualize machine performance, utilization, and downtime data to better understand and improve operations. Minitab is now one of the only organizations that can standardize data collection across manufacturing operations from the factory floor to the quality lab. Minitab will continue to be the partner of choice for organizations around the globe, regardless of maturity, by offering basic data collection capabilities and more advanced solutions, such as statistical process control (SPC) and process digital twins, that drive operational excellence.
Minitab, a global leader in data analytics and process improvement solutions, has acquired Scytec, a manufacturing technology company specialising in real-time machine data collection and overall equipment effectiveness software. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition adds Scytec's DataXchange platform to Minitab's portfolio, enabling real-time data collection from manufacturing equipment including CNC machines, programmable logic controllers and robots. DataXchange offers both cloud and on-premises deployment options for commercial and regulated manufacturers. The deal positions Minitab as one of few organisations capable of standardising data collection across manufacturing operations, from factory floor to quality lab. Scytec's technology will enhance Minitab's existing solutions for statistical process control, Lean Six Sigma and digital twins, supporting manufacturers in monitoring performance, reducing downtime and optimising throughput.
Note: Minitab recently acquired Prolink.