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      First Solar

      Engaged Employer

      First Solar Controls Engineer reviews

      3.8

      89% would recommend to a friend

      (4 total reviews)
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      Mark Widmar

      89% approve of CEO

      Ratings by category

      4.8

      Culture & values

      4.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.7

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Senior management

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      4 reviews
      4.0
      Jan 21, 2026

      Shift Control Engineer

      Controls engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good Working Environment and People

      Cons

      Very hard to get promoted

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      First Solar Response
      5mo
      Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the working environment and the people at First Solar, and we appreciate your perspective as we continue working to improve the associate experience. Thank you for your contributions, and please feel free to reach out at jobs@firstsolar.com if you’d like to share any additional feedback.
      2.0
      Nov 13, 2025

      Good place to work

      Controls engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good pay with off time through the week due to 2-3 3-2 schedule

      Cons

      Low pay for technicians causing turnover

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      First Solar Response
      7mo
      Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad to hear you appreciate the flexible scheduling and work-life balance benefits of the 2-3/3-2 schedule and appreciate all input. If you’d like to share more about your experience or have suggestions for improvement, we’d love to hear from you. Please feel free to reach out to us at jobs@firstsolar.com.
      4.0
      Nov 3, 2019

      Good benefit

      Controls engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People are very nice to each other

      Cons

      So many project, changes at the same time. Not balance between life and work

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