# Director, Hardware Engineering

Cricut® empowers people to make and personalize almost anything-from custom cards and apparel to everyday items and home décor. Our smart cutting machines, design apps, and materials make creativity easy and accessible for everyone. We believe everyone is born creative, and our mission is to put the power of handmade into the hands of all. With a passionate community of Makers around the world, Cricut helps turn inspiration into real, tangible creations-one project at a time. Let’s make. Job Description Cricut is looking for a Director of Hardware Engineering who understands what it takes to make great products. This individual will be technically competent, passionate about the consumer experience and proficient at product development. You will be adept at developing a collaborative and highly competent engineering team where engineering creativity and passion can thrive. As a leader at Cricut you will be involved in and understand the details, but have a broader perspective to help identify and mitigate risks and issues that could inhibit our various projects and teams. To be successful you will be a high performer with a rare and specific skill set who will thrive in a fast-pac

- **Id**: 871639
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cricut-director-hardware-engineering>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South Jordan, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-20T02:43:16Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-20
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T22:14:31Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 80
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6739
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Relocation assistance
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Computer Peripherals, Arts, Crafts & Hobby Supplies

## Company

- **Id**: 171160
- **Name**: Cricut
- **Domain**: cricut.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cricut>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 40
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 175000
- **Max usd**: 320000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 80

## Technologies

- **Incident Management** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Project** — Optional: no
- **Minitab** — Optional: no
- **Statistical Process Control** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 80

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-13T17:41:26Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 5; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 23 · green card filings: 5; Filings 12m: 23

## Liveness

- **Score**: 17
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.492
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 80
- **Expected fill days**: 40
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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