Senior Hardware Test Engineer

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.

Responsibilities

Job 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.

Requirements

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 competence with 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)