Life at EnSilica

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We measure our success by customer satisfaction and the quality of the solutions, services and designs we deliver.

Our approach is to develop long-term relationships with our customers and encourage strong partnerships with our suppliers, while providing meaningful and challenging work for our staff in a friendly, professional working environment.

We have over 170 staff, with the head office at Milton Park, near Oxford, UK.

There are also design centres located in:

  • UK Bristol and Sheffield
  • Brazil Porto Alegre and Campinas, São Paulo
  • India Bangalore

What we Believe In

• Listen well and demonstrate humility
• Trust colleagues, assume good intent
• Collaborate across boundaries
• Seek out diverse thought and background
• Show empathy for others

Our Culture

EnSilica has the mindset for growing it’s operations and expanding the range of services and products it offers. This mindset is backed by a) a solid strategy for becoming a significant player in the global market of chip design & supply, and b) competent management that execute this strategy successfully. EnSilica also gives staff the opportunity to continuously grow their skills and competencies and keep them in the forefront of the silicon industry’s professional standards.

ChristosEnSilica Engineer

A good work culture is directly proportional to good productivity. At Ensilica, we have very healthy global work culture which brings out best of their capabilities and skills of an employee. Happy to be part of Ensilica family

NarasimhaEnSilica Engineer

Ensilica is a great place to work. The projects are diverse and challenging and the Engineering team’s are some of the best.

CraigEnSilica Engineer

For every good start in our career a very basic foundation should be strong ,inspite of getting all the theoretical knowledge from the college hands on experience/industrial knowledge is very important with a good MENTOR. I found the best ones at ENSILICA

KavyaEnSilica Engineer

Ensilica’s work culture is the opportunity and flexibility it gives me to learn and shape my career the way I imagine it to be. For me it’s the opportunity to diversify your knowledge and skill set, and grow within the company that stands out. There seems to be a genuine culture of wanting to support one another.

AlemEnSilica Engineer

Ensilica is a great place to work, Here we create a culture of innovation. We always feel appreciated , Motivated, and empowered

YuktiEnSilica Engineer

EnSilica is a great place to work. The culture is transparent, every employee is given a chance to be heard, with ample opportunities for those who want to build a career here. It is an organization with an innovative and entrepreneurial approach that distinguishes it from its competitors. EnSilica’s flexible approach to work is ideal for an excellent work life balance, so that I can spend time with my family and kids

GabrieleEnSilica Engineer

EnSilica always gives me an opportunity to learn by working with the right people and giving the freedom to express and be creative in problem solving.

ArunEnSilica Engineer

My induction was excellent – being mentored for the first few months with regular 1 2 1 sessions, so that I quickly understood company procedures and processes. I like to think I am fully integrated into the EnSilica family.

WayneEnSilica Engineer

I joined EnSilica as a fresh graduate out of university; over the last three years I have had support and mentoring from all of the friendly and highly knowledgeable team. EnSilica projects are always interesting, engaging and more than often – challenging (but that is where the fun is!).

JamesEnSilica Engineer

I joined EnSilica as a graduate engineer and have, since then, had invaluable opportunities to broaden my knowledge about the industry. The projects undertaken here are diverse and interesting and the senior engineers are approachable and always eager to answer questions. I look forward to my future at EnSilica and the many more things I am sure to learn working here.

OmotadeEnSilica Engineer

I really enjoy being part of a very knowledgeable and supportive team

KonstantinosEnSilica Engineer

Ensilica’ s support for employees’ ability to learn and translate that learning into action is commendable.

DivyaEnSilica Engineer

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Our Vision

  • To be the premier application specific chipmaker in Europe.
  • Through our flexibility, engineering excellence and quality focus, EnSilica strives to increase our customers’ competitiveness, through the use of custom silicon.
  • To create a profitable, value creating company based on the design & supply of digital, analog and mixed signal IC’s.
  • To be considered a great company by our key stakeholders – customers, suppliers and staff.
  • To build value over the coming years that will deliver financial benefit to all staff through a stock-option scheme.

Our Values

  • To treat our employees and contract staff with dignity, respect and equality.
  • We understand the importance of diversity as a driver for innovation and success.
  • To recognise and reward the contributions and accomplishments of our employees.
  • To provide a dynamic and enjoyable working environment, where staff have the opportunity to work on varied, interesting and challenging projects.
  • To continually strive for improvement through training and learning.

Information for Recruitment Agencies

EnSilica only works with agencies who are on our preferred supplier list, and we do not accept unsolicited CVs or sales calls. Agencies should, therefore, not contact us or send CVs on a speculative basis.