Does Advanced Energy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Advanced Energy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Advanced Energy. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Advanced Energy?

73% of Advanced Energy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Advanced Energy 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Advanced Energy?

Engineer (20) , Technician (8) , Test Engineer (8) , Firmware Engineer (7) , Test Technician (7) , Design Engineer (6) , Manager (6) , Program Manager (5) , Accountant (4) , Engineer II (4) , Intern (4) , Electronics Engineer (3) , Engineer III (3) , Field Applications Engineer (3) , Internship (3)

What are the pros of working at Advanced Energy according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with and exciting products to promote." ((in 38 reviews)); "3. Good benefits" ((in 18 reviews)); "Mostly good coworkers, good work life balance" ((in 12 reviews)); "1) Pay is good" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Advanced Energy according to real employee reviews?

"The management is big on promising to fix things and having to be reminded about the promises quarter after quarter." ((in 18 reviews)); "to upper management are clueless, unable to plan, unwilling to hear feedback, and create a super toxic environment." ((in 11 reviews)); "no bonus not many toilets" ((in 8 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent and deep; but they spin it in such a way as to not have to make announcements, so most of the public does not see half the layoffs." ((in 5 reviews)); "New leadership are mostly external hires." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Advanced Energy layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Advanced Energy layoffs and their outlook for job security at Advanced Energy in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Advanced Energy locations?

Fort Collins , Denver , Milpitas , Lockport , Ronkonkoma , New York , Eden Prairie , Vancouver , Bend , Glendale , Tempe , Calabasas , Carlsbad , San Diego , Redwood City , San Jose , West Hartford , South Lockport , Contempo Tempe , United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento

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Advanced Energy reviews

3.6

73% would recommend to a friend

(297 total reviews)

Steve Kelley

87% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Advanced Energy has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 297 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Advanced Energy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

297 reviews

3.0

Mar 28, 2026

Supportive environment but limited HMO for dependents

Mechanical design engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, good officemates, and acknowledge achievements

Cons

Laidback, Not so good HMO for dependents

3.0

Mar 17, 2026

A little slow

Engineer 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a relaxed work environment.

Cons

There were many times I had little to nothing to do at the office.

4.0

Mar 12, 2026

Working with AE

Test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable Company, Work life balance

Cons

I have experienced a year without salary appraisal

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Jobs at Advanced Energy

Test Technician II - NPI