Ensurge
Head of Test & Validation
San Jose, California · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$225k-$260kDetected 45 days ago
A/B TestingSystems EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Ensurge is seeking a Head of Test & Validation to define and drive a structured, decision-oriented test and validation framework across product and technology development. This role is responsible for ensuring that testing and failure analysis directly support technology readiness, phase-gate decisions, and design improvements, rather than standalone data collection.
- This role will lead a multidisciplinary team spanning test engineering, failure analysis, data/DOE engineering, and root cause analysis (RCA), and will serve as a key interface among Product, R&D, and Process Development teams to ensure that validation data translates into actionable decisions.
Responsibilities
- Support POC, EVT, and DVT readiness assessments with clear, data-backed recommendations
- Lead structured Design of Experiments (DoE) planning and execution across materials, cell design, and process variables
- Ensure experimental designs are statistically sound, well-documented, and traceable to builds and process conditions
- Partner with Product, Systems Engineering, and R&D teams to prioritize DOEs based on technology risk and readiness gaps
- Own and drive failure analysis and root cause investigation for performance, reliability, or process deviations
- Our platform enables a wide range of battery shapes and form factors, unlocking new product designs and previously impossible applications
- Ensurge is seeking a Head of Test & Validation to define and drive a structured, decision-oriented test and validation framework across product and technology development.
- This role is responsible for ensuring that testing and failure analysis directly support technology readiness, phase-gate decisions, and design improvements, rather than standalone data collection.
Requirements
- 7-12+ years of experience in test, validation, reliability, or advanced R&D environments
Nice to have
- Test planning and execution
- Failure analysis and root cause investigation
- DOE and statistical methods
- Experimental data interpretation
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate data into decisions
- Experience with solid-state, lithium-metal, or advanced lithium-based battery systems
- Background in batteries, microelectronics, semiconductors, or other complex hardware systems
- Exposure to phase-gate development models (POC, EVT, DVT, PVT)
Compensation
- The base salary range is specific to California.
- The salary of the final candidate selected for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training.
- $225,000-$260,000
- Note: The listed salary range is based on this role being hired at the Senior Manager level.
Benefits
- Leveraging proprietary thin-film and roll-to-roll manufacturing, Ensurge delivers safe, high energy-density batteries for applications in wearables, health tech, industrial sensing, and defense.
- Establish validation coverage across electrical performance, reliability, environmental robustness, safety, and mechanical integrity
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