Senior Hardware Test Engineer - Machines

Cricut; South Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) match

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Lifestyle stipend

Employee discounts

Job summary

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

Responsibilities include developing new test methods, leading lab testing, training technicians, and ensuring quality throughout EVT to MP stages. Strong leadership and English communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials or Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years of hands-on technical work in related field.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with spoken and written English.
• Self-starter, able to work independently while guiding cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring others and driving project outcomes.
• Experience with engineering drawings.
• Willingness to commute to South Jordan, Utah and work on-site Monday–Friday.

Responsibilities

• Analyze materials and data, conduct tests, troubleshoot, and document results.
• Develop new testing methods.
• Train lab staff and direct testing.
• Maintain inventories and equipment and keep labs prepared.
• Stay current with industry standards and developments.
• Perform 8D and CAPA for product lifecycle stages.
• Develop test plans for thermal, humidity, vibration, shock, drop/tumble, HALT/HASS, aging.
• Use quality tools like Gage R&R, SPC, DOE for reliability.

Skills

Leadership

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Test strategy development

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Minitab

CAD

Job description

Senior Hardware Test Engineer - Machines

• Full-time
• Department: Product and Hardware Engineering

Cricut® empowers people to make and personalize almost anything—from custom cards and apparel to everyday items and home décor. Our smart cutting machines, design apps, and materials make creativity easy and accessible for everyone. We believe everyone is born creative, and our mission is to put the power of handmade into the hands of all. With a passionate community of Makers around the world, Cricut helps turn inspiration into real, tangible creations—one project at a time.

Let's make.

Cricut is seeking an experienced and versatile Hardware Test Engineer to join our Hardware Quality Engineering team. You will be responsible to formulating test strategies, designing and developing test plans for new & existing products based on product requirements, engineering specifications and potential customer use cases.

Job Responsibilities:

As a Senior Hardware Test Engineer, we expect the successful candidate to be able to perform the following with reasonable oversight and direction, demonstrate strong work-ethic, and have enough experience to work with and contribute meaningfully to the success of the team by delivering consistently high-quality results in your work.

• 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.

Required Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Material Science or Electrical Engineering
• 8+ 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
• Leader: Must have proven ability to guide and lead projects, sometimes acting as team-lead or even interim manager, have the general personality of mentoring others always and supporting the execution of internal and cross-functional team outcomes.
• Demonstrated competencewith engineering drawings
• Willingness and ability to commute to and work in our South Jordan, Utah office Monday through Friday each week is required.

Preferred:

• Excellent understanding of assembly processes
• Practical experience with thermodynamics
• Practical experience with circuit boards and electronics
• Knowledgeable in production control processes, data analysis six sigma tools such as GR&R, Cp/Cpk, SPC, DOE and correlation analysis.
• Experience with any of the following: mechanical parts, gears, castings, plastic parts, injection molding, tooling, jigs, fixtures, or automotive high-volume quality manufacturing engineering
• Working knowledge of UL/ASTM/ISO testing and standards.
• Experience with process and design failure mode effects analysis (DFMEA and PFMEA)
• Experience conducting IPQC, first-article inspections (FAI), site audits at contract manufacturers and suppliers
• Experience with Minitab or other statistical analysis software
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Experience with GD&T and CAD software
• Experience with infrared thermography
• ASQ Certification
• Project management and people management
• Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

At Cricut, we take care of our people. Enjoy competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, a 401(k) match, generous PTO, tuition reimbursement, and a yearly lifestyle stipend to support your wellness and passions. You'll also receive exclusive employee discounts—and