Product Quality Engineer – Materials

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.

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Cricut is seeking a detail-oriented and technically strong Product Quality Engineer – Materials to lead quality planning and validation for Cricut materials, including adhesive vinyl, heat transfer vinyl (HTV), printable coatings, specialty films, and related consumables with a heavy focus on material/machine interactions.

This role is responsible for developing and executing comprehensive test plans that ensure new and existing materials meet Cricut’s performance, reliability, machine compatibility, and user-experience standards. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in product development and understands how to translate customer use cases into measurable, repeatable validation methods.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities

In conjunction with engineering, develop comprehensive quality validation plans for new and sustaining materials (vinyl, HTV, printable substrates, laminates, specialty coatings, etc.) with a heavy focus on machine interactions; Translate product requirements, user use cases, and regulatory needs into structured test protocols.; Define acceptance criteria, sampling plans, and statistical validation methods.; Establish Production Validation (PVT) test plans aligned with product development milestones.; Identify risks and define mitigation-focused test strategies.; Oversee quality testing for:; Adhesion performance (various substrates: fabric, wood, metal, glass, plastics); Wash durability and wear resistance; Environmental aging (UV, humidity, temperature cycling); Print compatibility (ink adhesion, color fastness, coating integrity); Cutter performance (cut force, weeding characteristics, backing stability); Heat transfer performance (temperature, pressure, dwell time windows); Develop application simulations that replicate real customer crafting environments.; Partner with Product Management, Materials Engineering, Sourcing, and Suppliers to ensure quality is built into new materials and machines from concept through launch.; Participate in design reviews and provide quality risk assessments.; Lead Quality Reviews for key programs; Analyze test results using statistical tools to determine performance margins and robustness.; Drive continuous improvement initiatives for test methods and validation efficiency.; Maintain test documentation, reports, and quality records in accordance with company standards.; Identify opportunities to automate or standardize material testing processes.

Requirements

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.; Strong analytical and experimental design skills; Structured, documentation-driven mindset; Hands-on lab and testing aptitude; Risk-based thinking; Clear technical communication; Customer-use-case orientation; Ability to balance speed-to-market with product quality