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EnSilica is all about the people we employ; people who not only have immense engineering talent, but the drive and enthusiasm to apply it across a diverse range of challenging projects.

EnSilica is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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. The company is headquartered in Oxford, UK and has offices in India and Brazil.

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

Work Life Balance

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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.

If you currently work in ASIC development and are ready to take your next career step then please send us your details. We are always looking for the brightest and best engineers in the country – people who can really make a difference.

Information for Recruitment Agencies

Please note that EnSilica does not accept unsolicited CVs or sales calls. Agencies should, therefore, not contact us on a speculative basis.

UK Opportunities

Location: Home based – UK or EU
Reporting to: VP of Sales
Contract Type: Full time permanent position –
Normal working hours: Monday to Friday 37.5 hours week – some flexibility will be required

Summary
The ASIC Sales and Business Development Manager is responsible for growing the EnSilica brand and sales revenue, with companies in Americas (focus) and Europe (to be defined which area), that have a requirement for ASIC’s. They are responsible for identifying potential prospects and managing the end-to-end sales pipeline, with the aim of brining on new customers, as well growing business from existing customers in the Central Europe portfolio.

Core of the role is to a) identify potential ASIC opportunities (cold calls, lead follow-up, joint development with sales representatives), b) assess the opportunities diligently to allow EnSilica to choose where to focus, c) drive all actions needed to win the opportunity and close the contract.

Ability to form high quality, long-term relationships with customers. Work closely with customer, other operational teams within EnSilica, and relevant 3rd parties, to provide an exceptional customer experience.

Responsibilities
• Identify and target customers with a requirement for ASICs in order to develop business opportunities
• Assess the opportunity (size, timelines, competition, customer mode, customers buying centre, etc.)
• Drive the action to win the contract in alignment with the Business Units
• Managing the sales pipeline in the CRM tool (SalesForce)
• Build and own the sales forecast (revenue and design forecast for assigned customers)
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with major customers
• Cooperate and manage Sales Representatives in the assigned territory

Education / Key Skills / Experience
Essential:
• Fluent in English
• Masters in electronics, engineering or equivalent through business experience (capable of understanding the ASIC needs of a customer’s R&D department)
• 3+ years’ experience in engineering sales
• USA experience. Best is in business, ok if study was in US, etc. Cultural understanding is key
• Experience in selling ASICs and/or FPGA
• A track record of generating strong business growth
• Experience as a Business Development Manager

Desirable:
• Fluent in other European languages (preferrable German, French, Italian)
• Experience in using SalesForce
• Sales training (Miller-Heimann / Value Selling or equivalent)
• Experience in a smaller company

Personality
• Drive to generate new business (new and existing customers)
• Self-motivated, pro-active, results orientated with a structured approach to success
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment
• Team player

Position Specifics
This role is home based, with an expectation that 50% of the individual’s time will be spent traveling around US and Europe visiting prospects / customers and EnSilica facilities.

Focus #1 is USA. The time gap to Europe required the willingness to work also later in the day to have more overlap (e.g. starting later and working later). This does not need to be every day, but it is a key requirement.

Brazil Opportunities

Job Title: Expert in Cryptography and Security Architectures
Location: Brazil
Contract Type: Full time permanent position. Normal working hours are Monday to Friday 37.5 hours week – some flexibility will be required.

Summary
We are seeking an expert in cryptographic, security protocols and algorithms to lead the development of our cryptography ASIC IP products and design the overall security architecture in System on Chip (SoC) projects.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cryptographic algorithms, security protocols, and the practical application of cryptographic techniques in software and hardware. This role involves designing, and leading the implementation of cryptographic solutions, to ensure the security and implementation competitiveness of our IP and SoC products.

Responsibilities
• Design and lead the implementation of cryptographic algorithms and protocols to secure data and communications, within SoC designs.
• Develop and maintain EnSilica’s hardware accelerator cryptography IP portfolio.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in cryptography and security related standards.
• Provide expert guidance on cryptographic best practices and security measures including side channel attacks, key management and secure boot.
• Lead research and development projects focused on innovative security solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate cryptographic solutions into SoC designs.
• Collaborate with EnSilica’s sales team to promote IP our products and provide customer technical support.
• Evaluate effectiveness of security mechanisms and countermeasures.
• Perform security reviews of hardware implementation

Education, Key Skills and Experience
Essential:
• Degree in Computer Science, Electronics or Mathematics, preferably with a post-graduate specialisation in Cryptography.
• Proven experience in cryptographic algorithm and security design and implementation.
• Deep understanding of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, hash functions, digital signatures, and key management.
• Familiarity with cryptographic libraries and tools (e.g., OpenSSL, ARM mbedTLS).
• Strong programming skills in languages such as C, C++, or Python.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex concepts to non-experts.

Desirable:
• Knowledge of a Hardware Description Language (HDL), e.g. Verilog.
• Experience in optimized hardware architectures of cryptographic algorithms which implement side channel analysis countermeasures.
• Knowledge of security architectures for cryptographic co-processors and secure elements/hardware security modules/smartcards.
• Experience with post-quantum cryptography.
• Contributions to academic research in cryptography and security.
• Knowledge of security certification such as PSA Certified, common criteria and international standards such as ISO 21434, IEC 62443.

Position Specifics
This position offers a competitive salary and reward package as well as the opportunity for the successful candidate to play a key role in a rapidly expanding company with the ambition to be the world’s preferred mixed signal ASIC partner.

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