Director of Hardware Engineering

• 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