Senior Hardware Test Engineer - Machines

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Analyze materials and data, conduct tests, troubleshoot, monitor performance, ensure quality control, and create documentation during product development stages
• Develop new methods of testing
• Train technicians and lab workers and direct testing
• Maintain inventories and order test supplies and maintain lab test equipment
• Stay up to date on industry standards and new developments in the field
• Conduct root-cause analysis through Eight Disciplines (8D) and other methods to drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) through all stages of the product lifecycle
• Develop test plans for thermal, humidity, vibration, shock, drop/tumble, HALT/HASS, accelerated aging, etc. to aid in new product qualification
• Utilize quality engineering tools and techniques such as gage R&R, SPC, DOE, and 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 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Material Science, or Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years of hands-on technical work experience in a related field
• 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
• Proven ability to guide and lead projects, sometimes acting as team lead or interim manager, with a mentoring mindset and support for 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

Preferred

• Excellent understanding of assembly processes
• Practical experience with thermodynamics
• Practical experience with circuit boards and electronics
• Knowledgeable in production control processes and Six Sigma tools such as GR&R, Cp/Cpk, SPC, DOE, and correlation analysis
• Experience with 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
• Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) match
• Generous PTO
• Tuition reimbursement
• Yearly lifestyle stipend to support wellness and passions
• Exclusive employee discounts