Director, Hardware Engineering

Requirements

• Help set and manage priorities among competing projects
• Hire engineers and project managers that are humble, hungry, and smart, and develop them into high performing teams that imbue the culture of Cricut into our products.
• Mentor the team in key aspects of product development including: Risk Assessment, Project Planning, Troubleshooting & Root Cause Identification and Incident Management.
• Assist in developing the technology and product roadmap.
• Participate in identification and evaluation of new manufacturing partners
• Assist in the development of annual budgets
• Partner with ID, UX, Product Management, SW and other organizations in the successful design and development of new products
• Work hand-in-hand with Product Management throughout the development process, understanding the user needs and product objectives, while making sure they understand the development status, issues and challenges for the product
• Provide technical input regarding new and evolving product opportunities
• Research and contribute ideas for new opportunities to help people lead creative lives
• Help to maintain a database of product and tooling costs that can be used as a benchmark against future development efforts.
• Help project teams to work through critical issues and develop alternative actions to overcome the issues and maintain the schedule.
• Be involved in the prototyping, pre-production and mass production of new or transferred products.
• Cultivate the Cricut Values both within the engineering team and throughout the organization

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance