Project Manager, Hardware Development

Cricut•South Jordan, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Hardware Project Manager at Cricut, you will interface with all functions necessary to bring highly reliable, best-in-class, consumer products to market. The primary focus of this position is to plan, facilitate, and integrate the development of products within the hardware engineering team and with our manufacturing partners, while coordinating with other functional teams to deliver an optimal user experience. You will be responsible for managing and communicating progress against the established cost, schedule, and product experience goals to management and stakeholders. This position is more than tracking schedules and maintaining issue lists. You will be an integral part of the development team, helping the team to work through issues and solve problems. This will require taking a systems integration approach to product development, ensuring that all parts are thoroughly integrated, tested, and proven to meet the product requirements. To be successful, you will be a high performer with a rare and specific skill set who will thrive in a fast-paced and demanding environment. Your ability to think critically, lead through intellect, deliver quickly, and to partner across a wide variety of functions at Cricut to drive change in a complex setting will be essential to the rollout of our offerings to the market.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering strongly preferred.
Working knowledge of software/firmware and some programming background.
Familiar with electronics with the ability to read and understand electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
Ability to prove technical competence, knowledge, skills and abilities in at least the following:
2+ years in project management-related to product development
Strong communication skills, team work and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to utilize various technologies and tools to effectively manage projects and provide clear and concise communications to teams and stakeholders
Adept at Microsoft Project, MS Excel.
Proficiency in Minitab highly desirable
The ability to understand and apply statistical process control methods is highly desirable including Cpk’s, T-Tests, X-Bar/R charts, DOE’s, etc.
Must be in (or relocate to) the Salt Lake City, Utah area when starting this role.
Willing to work in-office M-Th (4 days) each week. Fridays are currently flexible days, but depending on project circumstances, you may be asked to work in office certain Fridays.

Nice To Haves

You move with urgency. You don’t wait for perfect clarity to act—you start, learn, and adjust.
You set high standards. You take ownership, deliver quality, and hold yourself accountable.
You stay focused when things move fast. You prioritize what matters most and tune out the noise.
You collaborate like a pro. You elevate others, communicate clearly, and bring a low-ego, high-output energy.
You embrace AI as part of your toolkit. From idea exploration to data analysis and creative problem-solving, you leverage AI to accelerate innovation and amplify impact—because technology and creativity go hand-in-hand here.

Responsibilities

Manage complex electro-mechanical product development projects
Work as the technical and programmatic focal point and facilitator for development activities.
Prepare and manage project budgets and schedules.
Highlight issues well in advance and leads efforts to develop and implement alternative actions to overcome the issues and maintain the schedule.
Prepare and maintain Issues/Action Item database.
Lead the team in working through complex issues
Maintain a system’s view of the project to identify and manage risks
Ensure that management and stakeholders are notified of any potential schedule impacts
Facilitate regular status meetings with both domestic and international teams.
Ensure seamless communication with other functional areas (SW, Product Mgmt, etc.)
Ensure that all projects are completed in a timely manner
Coordinate testing activities with engineers and the quality department
Ensure product performance meets engineering and product specifications through testing and inspection.
Coordinate and manage supplier and contract manufacturing activities to deliver on project objectives. Includes regular travel to or within Asia as needed (at least 4x/yr, can include travel to China, Malaysia and other areas of Asia).