Senior Mechanical Engineer

Company Description

Cricut makes smart cutting machines that work with an easy-to-use app, an ever-growing collection of materials, and crafting essentials to help you design and personalize almost anything — custom cards, unique apparel, everyday items, and so much more.

Let's make.

Overview

We believe everyone is born creative. We're a diverse tapestry of thinkers, dreamers, givers, DIYers, handi-workers, artisans, and forever and always architects of things.

At Cricut, we place the power of handmade into the hands of all. We give you beautiful, easy-to-master tools so you can make something unique, remarkable, perfect. We surround you with ideas, community, inspiration, and encouragement to take your creativity further than you ever imagined. And as a community, we celebrate the exhilarating act of making every single day.

So, make that handcrafted card that feels like a hug. Design a shirt for fun, for family, or for a full-blown business. Craft with a passion or for a purpose. Make something big and bold, itsy-bitsy, amazingly ambitious, or just plain silly. Whatever you make, just make your heart out. Because here's the remarkable truth : When we all make together, we make all things possible.

Let's make.

Job Description

General Job Summary :

The Engineering Team at Cricut develops and delivers high quality products that delight our consumers. Come join us in the development of these products and gain the satisfaction of seeing people enjoy and love the things they can create with them. The primary responsibility of this position is to work with part suppliers and contract manufacturers on new product introductions (NPI's) and to resolve product and process issues on existing products. This will require engineering expertise, technical problem solving and design capabilities to improve or correct new or existing products.

Essential Duties

• Investigate product or process issues and causes, and make recommendations and implement corrective actions to resolve the issue.
• Work with design and / or manufacturing partners to ensure manufacturability and smooth product ramps leading up to production.
• Provide CAD and 2D drawing support as needed for NPI projects
• Perform testing of designs to prove functionality and reliability
• Work as part of the Sustaining Engineering team to promote and implement cost saving initiatives on both products and processes.
• Keep appraised of the customer experience related to company products
• Work with the R&D / Product Development team to evaluate designs for manucturing and assembly capability
• Develop concepts and ideas for new products or methods to improve existing products.
• Be capable of doing design for mechanisms, sheet metal, plastic housings and components in support of new and existing products as needed to resolve product issues.
• Develop cost estimates based on product concepts or designs
• Recommend materials and components in designs.
• Manage multiple issues / projects at once. Work independently with little or no direction. Keep management informed and apprised of design. Work with other functional groups (marketing, sales, customer service, etc.) within the company to develop and evaluate designs that meet customer needs.
• Present and participate in design reviews and update designs as required.
• Generate design specifications and drawings for external design and manufacturing activities.
• Apply statistical problem solving methods such as process capability studies and DOE's in the development, improvement of products.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Required Education And Experience

Additional Information

What to Do Next :

Please attach your resume including links to your Github and website where applicable. If you want to show your super powers in other ways – include that information too. You can be sure that Cricut is an employer who values individuality, equality and diversity, so tell us what you're all about. If you are a Maker or a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, we would love to hear about it when you send us your information