# Rahul Manelkar

> Senior Manufacturing Software Engineer (10+ YOE) at Everpure (formerly Pure Storage) | Ex-Amazon | Embedded Systems Test, Manufacturing, and Automation Expert

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rahulmanelkar

Proven embedded systems electrical test, and manufacturing engineer with a vast array of experience in developing automated test solutions across multiple industries such as Automotive, Mobile, and Embedded Hardware. 

History of collaborating with international contract manufacturers, and developing test solutions for board level, system level, and manufacturing tests. 

Fluency in English, Hindi, and Kannada, with experience working with teams in the US, Denmark, China, Mexico, and India.

Key Interests: Python, automation, C , C++, Embedded, Analog electronics, Microcontrollers, Circuit Design, Embedded Firmware, Firmware development, Power Electronics.

## Work Experience
### Senior Manufacturing Software Engineer @ Pure Storage
Jan 2025 – Present | Santa Clara County, California, United States

### Senior Manufacturing Software Engineer @ Everpure (formerly Pure Storage)
Jan 2025 – Present | Santa Clara County, California, United States

### Senior Embedded Integration Engineer @ Panasonic North America
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Denver, Colorado, United States
I am a Senior Product Engineer at Panasonic NA. I currently work on V2X deployment strategies , and am responsible for the testing and deployment of RSUs in the field and their integration with OBUs and SAAS services.

### Test Development Engineer @ Amazon
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States
o	Developed test procedures, test fixtures, and test documentation for custom gate hardware developed for physical stores. [Linux, Python, Git]
o	Was responsible for development and deployment of test procedures in Contract Manufacturer production factories in China and Taiwan. [Python, Linux, Labjack, Shell Scripts]
o	Developed scripts for PCB functional tests and for compliance testing(EMC, Safety, Reliability) for custom linux compute devices. [Python, Git , Linux, dentOS]
o	Developed scripts for and performed benchtop validation of components on custom PCBA boards[Python, Linux, multimeters, routers, Data acquisition hardware]
o	Participated in schematic and layout reviews during the PCB design process [Altium]
o	Ensured scripts were versioned controlled on git and went through an internal CI/CD process before deployment via Debian packages on linux test laptops [Git]
o	Wrote extensive documentation of test procedures and test coverage to share across internal teams and share with contract manufacturers.

### Manufacturing Test Engineer @ Inovonics
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

### Test Engineer @ Spectralink Corporation
Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 | Boulder, CO
o	Worked closely with DECT production factory in China. Maintained and developed production test stations and development environments, ensuring high yields and on time production deliverables.
o	Worked in the team that maintained and developed test fixtures for DECT handset and server production. 
o	Developed software tools for multiple production requirements with software environments involving Python, Delphi, SQL, Paradox, Labview, and Codesoft. 
o	Built tools for data and yield analysis in Python and SQL. 
o	Worked with development engineers in Denmark to implement new product releases in the production environment. 
o	Experience working on-site at the factory in China and in Denmark.

### Engineer - Power ASIC @ Seagate Technology
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Longmont, CO, USA
Worked on functional and parametric testing of the power ASIC chip for hard drives. Developed tests to measure efficiency, gain, PSRR of circuits including ADCs, DACs, microactuators, VCM ensuring specified operating conditions were met. Integrated Oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, Signal sources and automated testing for several tests using python. 
Worked on improving testing efficiency by working on automated testing using python with packages like numpy, matplotlib, tkinter, wx-python, pickle, regular expressions, unit testing.

### R&D Engineering Intern @ Covidien
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Boulder, CO
Worked on an ultrasound front end data aquisition board, worked with interfacing it with a computer and gathering data, analysed the data (signal processing), interfaced it with matlab, built a voltage source for the board.

### Tutor @ CU Boulder Housing services
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012

### Software engineer @ CU Boulder Space grant
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
* Team THEIA (Telescopic High Definition Earth Imaging Apparatus) Fall 2011
o Member of the software team, assisted in debugging Verilog code written to allow proper
communication over different buses (APB, AHB, SPI).


## Education
### Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder

### B.E in Electronics and Communication Engineering
RV College of engineering


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rahul-manelkar-56627352

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Last updated: 2026-04-01