Materials Quality Engineer for Crafting Materials & Testing

Cricut; South Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) match

Generous PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Yearly lifestyle stipend

Employee discounts

Job summary

Cricut is seeking a detail-oriented Product Quality Engineer – Materials to lead quality planning and validation for Cricut materials, including adhesive vinyl, HTV, and coatings. You will develop and execute test plans ensuring materials meet performance, reliability, machine compatibility, and user-experience standards.

The role requires hands-on lab work, translating customer use cases into measurable validation methods, and close collaboration with Product Management, Materials Engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in product quality, materials engineering, or product development.
• Experience developing and executing formal test plans and validation protocols.
• Strong understanding of materials performance testing (adhesives, films, coatings, textiles, polymers).
• Experience with statistical analysis and structured problem-solving methods.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced product development environment.
• Hands-on lab and testing aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive quality validation plans for new and sustaining materials with a focus on machine interactions.
• Translate product requirements and user use cases into test protocols.
• Define acceptance criteria, sampling plans, and statistical validation methods.
• Establish Production Validation test plans aligned with milestones.
• Identify risks and define mitigation-focused test strategies.
• Oversee quality testing for adhesion, wash durability, aging, print and cutter performance, and heat transfer.

Skills

Quality engineering

Materials testing

Statistics

Cross-functional collaboration

Lab testing

Technical communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field

Tools

Statistical software

Job description

Cricut is seeking a detail-oriented Product Quality Engineer – Materials to lead quality planning and validation for Cricut materials, including adhesive vinyl, HTV, and coatings. You will develop and execute test plans ensuring materials meet performance, reliability, machine compatibility, and user-experience standards.

The role requires hands-on lab work, translating customer use cases into measurable validation methods, and close collaboration with Product Management, Materials Engineering,