Regulatory Compliance Engineer

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.

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

Cricut is hiring a Regulatory Compliance Engineer for it's work with our contract manufacturers in Malaysia. This role is in Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an effective product Environmental compliance program to prevent and/or resolve product impacts/delays to the customer while minimizing business risk to organization.
• This applies to consumable materials such as vinyls and paper/card-stock, as well as materialscused in the fabrication of Cricut’s hardware machines.
• Monitor and analyze the developing trends and changes in Environmental regulatory compliance laws, rules, and regulations.
• Maintain Environmental Compliance policies and procedures.
• Evaluate materials & product designs to ensure conformity with applicable local, regional, and global environmental requirements regarding substances and materials.
• Support and also drive/manage, as needed, product certification efforts for Cricut’s hardware/machines as it relates to electrical product/safety certifications and energy efficiency.
• Work closely with new product design engineering, sustaining engineering, and operations to advise and optimize designs for current and known future materials and end-product regulatory requirements.
• Serve as a technical expert providing support and advice to all functional teams with respect to materials & product compliance.
• Work/communicate effectively with legal counsel, engineers, technical specialists, and management, cross functionally, in a multi-disciplinary, global environment.
• Interact with and manage conformity assessment efforts with regulators, outside agencies, industry trade groups/associations, and customers, as required.
• Evaluate product marking, packaging, and user documentation (in box and web) to ensure compliance with applicable local and global requirements.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and effectively communicate environmental and other relevant regulatory and standards requirements to internal and external customers.
• Work with regulatory agencies and other external sources to understand upcoming changes in regulations and to determine, in advance, the impact on new and legacy products.
• Evaluate product changes for impact to current approvals, ensure compliance certificates are current, and any upcoming expirations are appropriately addressed.
• Coordinate compliance efforts with Suppliers as needed to establish and maintain continued compliance.
• Develop, maintain & implement robust environmental controls, training and policies to ensure full compliance throughout a large, geographically diverse organization.
• Effectively coordinate product testing with regulatory agencies (e.g., UL, CSA, ITS, etc.) including working with engineering and operations teams to ensure required samples, technical
• Work with internal, responsible Cricut staff and contract manufacturer staff to maintain quality procedures and resolve quality issues, as they affect regulatory compliance and safety of equipment/products manufactured by Cricut, Inc. in locations around the globe.
• Interface with and aid Cricut Member Care (customer support) staff as it relates to product Safety and Regulatory compliance issues.
• Participate, as needed, in relevant industry standards/code development organizations and meetings to ensure up-to-date knowledge of relevant materials environmental compliance issues which affect products manufactured by Cricut, Inc.
• Support company efforts towards developing Corporate Social Responsibility Program related product sustainability.
• Travel, as necessary, using available means such as automobile or airlines, to continually ensure that all above responsibilities are being consistently completed. Position could require up to 15% travel, which could include nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience required.
• 2+ years working experience in the field of global electrical product regulatory compliance
• Working knowledge of general laboratory equipment (e.g., electrical, combustion, temperature, hydraulic, environmental), and safety.
• Strong knowledge of global Environmental Compliance Directives, Regulations and Standards including RoHS, Packaging, Battery, WEEE, REACH Directives, Prop 65, Conflict Minerals and Waste Framework Directive (WFD).
• Solid knowledge of global regulatory requirements and procedures related to consumer or similar equipment and appliances (e.g., UL, CSA, IEC, AS/NZS, EPA) is a significant plus. 
• Excellent oral and written communications skills (multi-lingual skills are a definite plus).
• Multi-lingual, including English and Mandarin
• Solid administrative and organizational skills, with expertise in Microsoft Office and other similaapplication packages.
• Strong work ethic and self-motivation to work outside normal business hours to complete responsibilities and correspond/communicate with staff around the globe and in different time- zones.
• Demonstrated experience in and strong knowledge of product environmental regulations and standards affecting materials including and electronic equipment (materials restrictions, materials disclosures, end of life, recycling, eco-design, ...)
• Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple competing projects and prioritize tasks.
• Proven ability to communicate and collaborate with suppliers, industry peers, stakeholders, and at all levels of the company.
• Experience analyzing compliance data to verify accuracy.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills; ability to exercise sound judgement in applying these skills.

Additional Information

What to Do Next:  Please attach your resume, cover letter and include links to your portfolio or other social presence. 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.

Cricut® is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This position is contingent on successfully completing a Criminal Background Check upon hire. 

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