Stable and well-compensated, but needs more transparency and performance-based incentives - Principal Engineer Duke Energy Employee Review

3.0
May 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong job stability in a regulated utility environment, along with competitive pay and solid benefits package. My immediate team is genuinely supportive and collaborative — we work well together and have each other's backs. The work itself offers a sense of purpose given the essential nature of the industry.

Cons

Upper management operates with limited transparency and decisions flow strictly top-down, with little visibility into the reasoning behind strategic choices. The compensation structure does not differentiate for high performers — annual raises tend to land at or below inflation. Work groups across the department are heavily siloed, which limits cross-functional collaboration and slows knowledge sharing and adds frustration.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Good work environment, with everyone willing to help you learn.

Cons

Many departments are understaffed which leads to increased time pressure.

2.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

People, benefits, and the work

Cons

Reliance on engineering degrees for everything, lack of merit based hiring, labor of upward mobility. Work life balance is bad.

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