Engineering Manager - Drive Qualification

We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry. This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.THE ROLE As the Engineering Manager for Drive Qualification, you will lead a high-performing Bangalore team dedicated to validating Everpure-developed SSDs across performance, reliability, and firmware maturity. In this impactful leadership position, you will own the end-to-end validation strategy for hyperscale and datastore programs, establishing a center of excellence for system-level robustness. Partnering closely with cross-functional firmware, hardware, and analytics teams globally, your mission is to deliver comprehensive qualification coverage that ensures our enterprise storage platforms launch with ultimate confidence and quality. WHAT YOU’LL DO Lead and Scale the Team: Coach, mentor, and grow a multi-level validation engineering team, building a culture of ownership, clear domain expertise, and continuous career development. Drive Validation Strategy: Own the execution roadmap for core qualification domains (including PCIe, NVMe/OCP, and power-loss robustness) across critical milestone gates from engineering samples to final product release. Foster Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with global hardware, firmware, and program management stakeholders to align on test coverage, coordinate issue triage, and deliver clear risk assessments that dictate release readiness. Advance Automation and Infrastructure: Champion the expansion of Python and Linux-based automation frameworks, regression infrastructure, and data dashboards to scale testing efficiency and execution velocity. WHAT YOU BRING Engineering Leadership: Proven capability in leading, mentoring, and scaling technical validation or engineering teams within enterprise storage, SSD, firmware, or complex platform testing environments. Deep Technical Domain Expertise: Robust knowledge of system-level stress testing, SSD qualification workflows, or industry standards such as PCIe, NVMe, and OCP. Program & Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical timelines, translate business objectives into validation roadmaps, and communicate quality risks clearly to diverse technical audiences. Automation & Modern Testing Mindset: Practical familiarity with Python/Linux test environments, CI/CD pipelines, and data-driven dashboards to optimize scalable testing workflows. Location Requirement: We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Bangalore, India office in compliance with Everpure’s policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US: Innovation: We celebrate those who thi...