Senior Manufacturing Software Automation Engineer

Company Description

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 looking for a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in harware manufacturing, process automation and real-time software for manufaturing to develop, extend, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot complex manufacturing automation software. You will be responsible for developing software tools to automate and test our wide range of cutting machines and other hardware manufacturing.

This role is directly tied to

hardware manufacturing software automation development . The successful candidate will be experienced in this area of development and need very little ramp-time.

Job Responsibilities:
Develop and extend software tools which

automate, analyze, and monitor manufacturing of hardware products
Identify opportunities for automation within

manufacturing

processes.
Provide support for the

real-time manufacturing software tools . Manage and improve operational infrastructure
Handle configuration, testing, installation, monitoring of automation and testing tools
Handle requests

sent by manufacturing facility, communicate follow-up with manufacturing teams and work with other groups on resolving issues
Participate in all facets of a project's life cycle from design, implementation, testing, documentation and deployment, with a focus on deployment and production support
Help design and develop

real time software

components
Coordinate with other technology groups around releases and upgrades
Interact with developers, manufacturing engineers and remote support staff
Qualifications

[Dear Candidate: I have outlines the requirements for this position into Critical, Required and Preferred items. If you meet all the criteria of the first two items, please apply. If you do not meet these items, but have a valid alternate experience, please detail that in a cover-letter or comment when applying. If you do not meet these requirements, but are looking for a similar role, please feel free to apply, but please note what you are looking for in your application! - Thanks, Robert]

Critical Requirements:

(MUST HAVE ALL THESE)

Able to

work in our South Jordan office

Tu, We and Th each week. Mondays and Fridays may be required due to the nature of the role
Bachelor's degree

in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, or another Quantitative field
6+ years experience

or in your 6th year of continuous work, post-graduation
Proven hands-on Software Development
Experience in programming using

C/C++

• Required Items:

(Must have provable experience with all these)

Experience in

Manufacturing Automation , tooling and software management is needed
Experience in

Java or Kotlin

development
Strong, provable

software debugging

abilities
Must be able to

solve problems

in a high-pressure environment, multitask, prioritize tasks, and learn on the go
Flexibility and experience working across time-zones with our international manufacturing partners (across Asia)

Preferred Items:

(1+ of these is ideal)

Experience in SQL and databasing is preferred
Firmware knowledge will be an added advantage
Experience in computer vision development is preferred
Awareness of and appreciation for Cricut products is preferred
Currently living in Salt Lake City area is preferred

Additional Information

What to Do Next:

To receive priority consideration for this role, please adhere to the following:

Please attach your resume including links to your portfolio where applicable. If you want to show your super powers in other ways - include that information too!
Please ensure your resume

clearly indicates where you currently live . It is very helpful to us if you manually enter your city/state in the application when applying.
If you live

outside of the Salt Lake City area , clearly indicate through the screening question or in your cover letter or resume that you will immediately relocate to Salt Lake City if offered this position.
Including your valid

LinkedIn profile URL

in the application fields is also greatly appreciated!
Candidates who currently reside

outside of the United States , are not willing to immediately relocate to and work in our Salt Lake City offices 3-5 work days each week, or who are working on a visa which requires us to hire you through a 3rd party company

will not be considered.
Candidates whose application materials clearly show the above required qualifications, location and in-office requirements as well as one or more of the preferred (good to have) skills will be given priority consideration compared to those whose application materials are difficult to read, missing information or whose answers are vague, unclear or confusing.

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!

At Cricut®, we celebrate inclusion and diversity. Cricut is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. Cricut prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, nationality, citizenship, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, or any other unlawful consideration. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Cricut participates in E-Verify.

Candidates who currently reside outside of the United States, are not willing to immediately relocate to and work in our Salt Lake City offices 3-5 work days each week, or who are working on a visa which requires us to hire you through a 3rd party company will not be considered. To prioritize those candidates who took the time to apply correctly, we reserve the right to choose not to notify or inform candidates who apply and who are outside of these criteria if they are being considered or not.

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Alternate Job Titles:

Senior Embedded Software Engineer in Manufacturing, Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer, Senior Manufacturing Systems Software Engineer, Lead Manufacturing Automation Software Development Engineer, Senior Manufacturing Software Engineer, Senior Automation Application Engineer, Senior Manufacturing Integration Engineer