Hardware Test Engineer — Reliability & CAPA Leader

Cricut; South Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401(k) match

Generous PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Lifestyle stipend

Job summary

Cricut is seeking an experienced Hardware Test Engineer to join our Hardware Quality Engineering team in South Jordan, UT. You will formulate test strategies, design tests, and develop plans for new and existing products based on requirements and customer use cases.

You will lead testing methods, train lab staff, manage test inventories, and ensure compliance with industry standards. This role requires in-office presence five days a week and collaboration across cross-functional teams globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Material Science or Electrical Engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on technical work experience in related field.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills with spoken and written English.
• Self-starter, capable of working independently while making sound technical/business judgments and building strong cross functional relationships.
• Experience with engineering drawings.
• Willingness and ability to commute to and work in our South Jordan, Utah office Monday through Friday each week is required.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing materials and data, conducting tests, troubleshooting, monitoring performance, ensuring quality control and creating documentation during product development stages.
• Developing new methods of testing.
• Training technicians and lab workers and directing testing.
• Maintaining inventories and ordering test supplies and maintaining lab test equipment.
• Stay up to date on industry standards and new developments in the field.
• Conduct root-cause analysis through Eight Disciplines (8D), etc. to drive corrective & preventive actions (CAPA) through all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Developing test plans for: thermal, humidity, vibration, shock, drop/tumble, HALT/HASS, accelerated aging, etc. which will aid in new product qualification.
• Utilize quality engineering tools and techniques such as, gage R&R, SPC, DOE, design for reliability to continuously improve and enhance product reliability.
• Communicate and present defect, failure, risk, and opportunity data to cross functional teams.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to validate manufacturing lines and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Analyze and recommend product’s readiness at EVT, DVT, MPQ and MP gates.
• Work independently and with cross functional teams globally to develop and deliver Product Risk Analysis (DFMEA, PFMEA, NUDD and Lessons Learned) to ensure high risk items are addressed prior to validating the final design.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Engineering drawings

Independent work

Communication in English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Material Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Minitab

SPC

DOE

CAD software

FEM/FEA

CFD

GD&T

Job description

Cricut is seeking an experienced Hardware Test Engineer to join our Hardware Quality Engineering team in South Jordan, UT. You will formulate test strategies, design tests, and develop plans for new and existing products based on requirements and customer use cases.

You will lead testing methods, train lab staff, manage test inventories, and ensure compliance with industry standards. This role requires in-office presence five days a week and collaboration across cross-functional teams globally.