Job Title: Lead Algorithm Engineer

Job Description

As a Lead Algorithm Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in guiding algorithm engineers and shaping high-quality clinical software. Your responsibilities will include leading medical device embedded control algorithm development toward productization, ensuring requirements are met, and collaborating closely with stakeholders, software engineers, and testers to deliver accurate and efficient solutions. This position involves algorithm development and analysis using MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow, hands-on coding in C and Python, as well as planning and coordinating releases that make a genuine impact on patient care.

Responsibilities

• Guide algorithm engineers in coding, documentation, and process improvements.
• Lead development activities for algorithm engineering, ensuring medical device requirements are consistently met.
• Estimate effort and schedule algorithm releases.
• Design, implement, test, and maintain algorithms for embedded devices.
• Participate in architectural, design, and requirements engineering discussions.
• Manage risk analysis, produce documentation aligned with QA standards, and contribute to user documentation and training.
• Keep progress, status, and risks transparent to project teams and stakeholders.
• Stay up to date on engineering best practices, tools, and methodologies.
• Provide expert product support and give input on IT hardware and development tools.

Essential Skills

• Signal processing
• Embedded software
• Algorithm development
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow
• Experience with C
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 10 years' experience in developing requirements, architecture, controls design, models, code, simulations and testing using system artifacts
• 5 years' experience with Mathworks tools and Embedded Code generation
• 3 years' experience leading a team and working collaboratively across engineering disciplines

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Relevant master’s degree or specialization related to control algorithm engineering highly preferred
• Experience developing in C
• Proven ability to estimate algorithm development and productization

Work Environment

The role involves working closely with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment. You will be utilizing advanced tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow, along with C and Python programming. The work environment encourages collaboration across engineering disciplines, sites, and cultures, fostering a space for innovation and continuous learning.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $130000.00 - $160000.00/yr.

This is where your well-being matters. Vantive offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”), Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future. The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently. The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 25, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Salary : $130,000 - $160,000