Is Solar Turbines a good company to work for?

Solar Turbines has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 811 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Solar Turbines to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Solar Turbines have been left by employees working as Engineering Assistant , Project Manager and Field Service Representative .

Does Solar Turbines pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Solar Turbines employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Solar Turbines. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Solar Turbines?

74% of Solar Turbines employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Solar Turbines 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Solar Turbines?

Engineer (32) , Field Service Representative (25) , Design Engineer (19) , Manufacturing Engineer (15) , Project Manager (15) , Engineering Assistant (14) , Mechanical Engineer (14) , Intern (12) , Accountant (6) , IT Analyst (6) , Machinist (6) , Mechanical Design Engineer (6) , Principal Engineer (6) , Quality Test Technician (6) , Supply Chain Coordinator (6)

What are the pros of working at Solar Turbines according to real employee reviews?

"people here are great and integrit." ((in 72 reviews)); "okay pay and benefits are great" ((in 55 reviews)); "Organized, good pay and reasonably fair" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great people and culture with focus on making customers successful." ((in 33 reviews)); "Work life balance can be good" ((in 31 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Solar Turbines according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers in the club allowed to stay." ((in 19 reviews)); "Salaries are low for the region" ((in 16 reviews)); "5. Nepotism is a huge problem! everybody is related !" ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management was slow to backfill these positions and workers who stayed are picking up more work as a result." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Solar Turbines layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Solar Turbines locations?

San Diego , Houston , DeSoto , Channelview , New York , Kearny Mesa , Mabank , Los Angeles , Lafayette , New Orleans , Salt Lake City , Kearny Mesa , Montgomery , Broken Arrow , Tulsa , Dallas , Euless , Pasadena , Midland , Odessa , West Lafayette , California City , Anaheim , Gardena , Valencia , Carlsbad , La Jolla , Lemon Grove , San Marcos , Vista

Solar Turbines reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(623 total reviews)

Jim Umpleby

72% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Solar Turbines has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 623 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Solar Turbines employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

623 reviews

3.0

Oct 15, 2017

Reactive management and clueless people

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

job is not hard, people are okay

Cons

every day is a new day for the managers... they change priorities without planning ahead. Work more overtime! Wait, no... overtime isn't allowed! Wait, why aren't you done?!

2.0

Oct 7, 2017

It's all down hill from here!

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance - Great people (Colleagues) - Nice weather - Flexible work schedule - Trying to change!

Cons

- Forced performance ranking - Engineering performance appraisal policy is demoralizing - Poor career development / training - Poor management, vision and execution - Raises and promotions are time based not contribution based - Management is more administrative than technical - Way behind in innovation - Not a collaborative environment

3.0

Oct 5, 2017

Good place to start out

It service desk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great group of people -Opportunity for advancement within the company

Cons

-All SDA employees are contractors not staff

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