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Industry: Computer and Electronic Manufacturing · HQ: Fremont, CA · https://www.esstech.com

ESS Technology Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 8 ESS Technology Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.4
Growth Opportunities
3.1
People You Work With
4.2
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.4
Support You Get
3.4
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
3.7
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Associate Test Engineer
in Fremont, CA

"ESS Technology is good company. I've worked there for 4 years."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Equipment Services Project Manager
in Fremont, CA

"I've worked for ESS Technology since 2002."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.7
ESS Technology (12)
4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Manager
in Fremont, CA

"ESS came to fame with its PC sound card products in the 90's.Thereafter, it has re-made itself in different areas of consumer electronics.The company is currently struggling to survive."

Person You Work For 2.7 / 5 People You Work With 2.7 / 5 Work Setting 2.7 / 5
Support You Get 2.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.7 / 5
Company Culture 2.7 / 5 Way You Work 2.7 / 5
Product Engineering Manager
in Fremont, CA

"I have the greatest time working in this company. I have been very loyal."

What do you like about working at ESS Technology?

"I like the flexibility of the working hours although I have worked long hours to be able to perform my job."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You will enjoy the working hour flexibility in this company."

What don't you like about working at ESS Technology?

"I don't like the instability of the company in terms of its finances."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest for management to take care more of its employees via trainings."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Engineer
in Fremont, CA

"Design and develop F/E firmware for this single-chip"

What do you like about working at ESS Technology?

"It is a nice small company with very good working atmosphere. Everybody is willing to help others."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I don't want to say anything about this at current time."

What don't you like about working at ESS Technology?

"Projects are not defined well and feels hard to succeed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need have a good market view when defining project, it is very important for company's success."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Firmware Engineer
in Fremont, CA
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Engineer
in Fremont, CA
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4.2 / 5
Design Engineer
in Fremont, CA
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 2.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.9 / 5
Company Culture 2.9 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Program Director

"I think it should include the product that I was working beside all the personal factor."

What do you like about working at ESS Technology?

"It was a very good experience, it explored a lot of customers relationship with Asia customers"

ASIC Design Engineer

"I like this review."

What do you like about working at ESS Technology?

"I got evolved in a lot of tools, from front-end to back-end."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"ESS might not hire for long time."

What don't you like about working at ESS Technology?

"The company has negative growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More innovation idea to keep alive."

Design Engineer

"A very good company to work for."

VP of Engineering
in Fremont, CA

"Tough economy and financial position."

What do you like about working at ESS Technology?

"It is an interesting opportunity with some advanced techology."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Wait for about 6 months."

What don't you like about working at ESS Technology?

"Poor financial situation."

ESS Technology Reviews FAQs

Is ESS Technology a good company to work for?

ESS Technology has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 8 ESS Technology Review Ratings left anonymously by ESS Technology employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at ESS Technology.

Does ESS Technology pay their employees well?

ESS Technology employees earn $89,500 annually on average, or $43 per hour, which is 36% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 3 ESS Technology employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find ESS Technology Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at ESS Technology?

100% of employees would recommend working at ESS Technology with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated ESS Technology 3.4 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.4 for Rewards You Receive, 3.1 for Growth Opportunities and 3.4 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at ESS Technology?

According to our data, the highest paying job at ESS Technology is a Vice President of Engineering at $171,000 annually. Browse ESS Technology Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at ESS Technology?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at ESS Technology is a Shipping/Receiving Coordinator at $30,000 annually. Browse ESS Technology Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at ESS Technology?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at ESS Technology to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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