Is Solar Turbines a good company to work for?

Solar Turbines has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 809 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 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Solar Turbines?

Engineer (31) , 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)); "good benefits for full time employees" ((in 64 reviews)); "Organized, good pay and reasonably fair" ((in 36 reviews)); "Work life balance can be good" ((in 31 reviews)); "good company and good salary" ((in 14 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)); "5. Nepotism is a huge problem! everybody is related !" ((in 9 reviews)); "Upper management was slow to backfill these positions and workers who stayed are picking up more work as a result." ((in 8 reviews)); "In light of massive layoffs and a lack of real product innovation, the president will dress as Batman (yes, that is right) as Batman, to address factory employees and dispense advice to employees that are on the brink of losing their jobs." ((in 7 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 7 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

(621 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 621 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

621 reviews

4.0

Oct 27, 2011

no idea....

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

relax easy great envorionment. flexible work time. people here are great and integrit. salaries are contractive to some staffs but can not make all satisfied.

Cons

people have their own position and working content, few conflict and competence. so always no much presssure to go. no clear career path for each one to promote.

1.0

Oct 4, 2011

Solar is a horrible company to work for

Project engineer

Recommend

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Pros

1) Location is Great.. (Its San Diego) 2) Starting salary for new hire from school is $65,000 with $10,000 sign up bonus for HB facility and $65,000 flat for KM facility which is $5000 more than other companies in San Diego.

Cons

1)You have to have a family member in Upper management in order to move up the ladder otherwise you will be spinning your wheels and wasting your time. 2) 90% Managers are not qualified for their positions. (They either dont have higher degrees or their degrees are from online universities) 3) They need to hire better HR reps. The director of HR and all her assistance are not qualified for their positions. They need to be sent to school to take more HR related courses. 4) There is no training and lots of tribal knowledge. 5) Poor Management

4.0

Sep 19, 2011

Great Place to work

Anonymous employee

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