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      Solar Turbines

      Part of Caterpillar

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      Solar Turbines reviews

      3.8

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (622 total reviews)

      Jim Umpleby

      72% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      Solar Turbines has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 622 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).

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      Reviews by job title

      622 reviews
      4.0
      Jan 29, 2016

      Worked into retirement

      Senior commissing engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good Co. that has always been behind what it sells. Plenty if not too much overtime. Great incentive programs, provided you get the time to incorporate them into your busy day.

      Cons

      Little focus on what can become another feather in the Corporations hat. With a name like Solar, why are they not involved in solar energy or other non-carbon type energy? Has become too stringent in their internal policies.

      3.0
      Jan 23, 2016

      Once great, but unknown future

      Senior principal engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company has been (for many years) and currently still is one of the best in its industry. The company values work/life balance, actively plans ahead to avoid layoffs, and has a good 401k plan. People are great to work with. Very few schemers and weasels (not zero, but very few).

      Cons

      The company's market position has been under pressure from competitors and cannot seem to innovate adequately to pull away. "Old school manufacturer" is the company culture. Short sighted planning from the parent corporation, Caterpillar, has been very negative.

      4.0
      Jan 19, 2016

      Mechanical Engineer

      Mechanical engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits Unbelievable work-life balance Solid industry Vacation time Great 401K match I would define Solar as the golden handcuffs. It's a great place to work, but you are always yearning for more. They give you just enough to be satisfied and that's it.

      Cons

      Promotions/Raises are based on years of service opposed to performance Hard to implement change Old Technology No incentive to be a above average worker.

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