Hardware Test Engineer II

Cricut•South Jordan, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Material Science or Electrical Engineering
3+ 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
Experience with engineering drawings
Willingness and ability to commute to and work in our South Jordan, Utah office Monday through Friday each week is required.

Nice To Haves

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)

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.