Does nLIGHT pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, nLIGHT employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at nLIGHT. This rating has improved by 17% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at nLIGHT?

58% of nLIGHT employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated nLIGHT 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at nLIGHT?

Process Engineer (6) , Engineer (5) , Manufacturing Specialist (5) , Manufacturing Specialist II (3) , Manufacturing Technician (3) , Software Engineer (3) , Technician (3) , Field Service Engineer (2)

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

"Great people to work with and very knowledgeable" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good benefits matching 401k up 5%" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Below average pay" ((in 7 reviews)); "Massive layoffs every few years." ((in 4 reviews)); "based culture, micro" ((in 4 reviews)); "Senior management is clueless." ((in 3 reviews)); "Compensation is lousy." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about nLIGHT layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed nLIGHT locations?

Vancouver , Camas , Hillsboro , Longmont , Washougal , Portland

nLIGHT reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(89 total reviews)

Scott Keeney

67% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

nLIGHT has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 89 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The nLIGHT 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

89 reviews

2.0

Jun 21, 2022

Rough

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work "Many hats" environment

Cons

"Many hats" environment Quantity over Quality

1.0

Mar 17, 2022

Run away while you can....

Field service engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are okay nothing special. Otherwise there’s nothing really positive about working here.

Cons

RUN.... Where do I start? Based off of my experience working here I would say it was miserable, out of all my jobs that I’ve had which is like 8 this would be the worst place I’ve worked at. Unprofessional, and disrespectful. Last minute changes without you knowing, will treat you like a high schooler, literally it seemed like a high school project. The manager was not involved in the team, team lead has a Napoleon complex, talks down to you and treats you like a kid. No training material learn as you go and have to do everything their way otherwise it’s wrong even if there is another way of doing it that’s more effective. No work/life balance.

2.0

Mar 22, 2021

13 years of commitment and sacrifice

Director of quality

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees, compensation, interesting and challenging work

Cons

Leadership, communication, accountability, could be improved

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Jobs at nLIGHT

Manufacturing Specialist - B Shift (Sun-Tues/Bi-Wed 5P-5:15A)

Manufacturing Technician- 6 month role (D shift)

Temp Sr. Equipment Technician (Compressed Shift 1P-1A)

Manufacturing Specialists – Swing Shift (Mon–Fri, 2:00 PM–10:30 PM)

Sr. Program Scheduler

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13 years of commitment and sacrifice

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