Is Sunrun a good company to work for as a Solar Design Engineer?

Solar Design Engineer professionals working at Sunrun have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 84 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Sunrun employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Solar Design Engineer Jobs at Sunrun now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Solar Design Engineer interview questions at Sunrun .

Does Sunrun pay Solar Design Engineer employees well?

Solar Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Sunrun with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 84 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Solar Design Engineer salaries at Sunrun.

How happy are Solar Design Engineer professionals working at Sunrun?

90% of Solar Design Engineer employees at Sunrun would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 25% in the past 12 months. Solar Design Engineer professionals have also rated Sunrun with a 3.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sunrun?

Sales Representative (161) , Field Sales Consultant (100) , Sales Manager (89) , Sales Associate (82) , Sales (80) , Retail Sales Associate (65) , Clean Energy Ambassador (61) , Solar Consultant (49) , Energy Consultant (42) , Field Sales Representative (38) , Sales Consultant (37) , Inside Sales Representative (34) , PV Designer (32) , Regional Sales Manager (29) , Project Manager (28)

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

"Great pay and create own hours" ((in 208 reviews)); "One of the best reasons to work for Sunrun is the great people you come in contact with." ((in 136 reviews)); "GREAT culture and ability to advance" ((in 106 reviews)); "Good contests and commissions." ((in 72 reviews)); "good training and a handful of good people" ((in 61 reviews))

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

"No work/life balance to be had" ((in 55 reviews)); "My manager had serious time management issues and was good at talking and nothing else." ((in 50 reviews)); "There's times out of the year where we are busy and it requires long hours." ((in 48 reviews)); "Some teams have bad leadership" ((in 45 reviews)); "The upper management is constantly changing, there is no stability." ((in 28 reviews))

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Sunrun Solar Design Engineer reviews

3.6

90% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)

Mary Powell

93% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

Solar Design Engineer employees have rated Sunrun with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Solar Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Sunrun is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Solar Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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84 reviews

4.0

Jun 23, 2026

Company improves workflow, but design guidelines confuses employees

Solar design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company makes workflow faster and easier by using automation that updates timely.

Cons

by constantly changing the design guidelines without proper implementations, some are a bit confusing in both ends of internal and external employees.

4.0

Apr 9, 2026

Sunrun

Solar consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

High turnover in the sales department

5.0

Apr 28, 2025

Good company

Solar consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A whole lot of stuff

Cons

not much of any thing

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