Is Solar Turbines a good company to work for?

Solar Turbines has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 810 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 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Solar Turbines?

Engineer (32) , 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 63 reviews)); "Organized, good pay and reasonably fair" ((in 31 reviews)); "Great people and culture with focus on making customers successful." ((in 31 reviews)); "Work life balance can be good" ((in 30 reviews))

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

"Bad managers in the club allowed to stay." ((in 20 reviews)); "Salaries are low for the region" ((in 15 reviews)); "5. Nepotism is a huge problem! everybody is related !" ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management was slow to backfill these positions and workers who stayed are picking up more work as a result." ((in 8 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 8 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

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Solar Turbines

Part of Caterpillar

Solar Turbines reviews

3.9

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 3.9 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

Sep 8, 2011

Great place for the motivated and dedicated

Operations & maintenance technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great compensation and benefits. Great emphasis on safety. Continual effort to improve processes and document for future reference. Minorities seem to be well represented. Goes above and beyond for employees affected by disaster. Great on-going opportunities for training.

Cons

Lack of timely communication sometimes. Negative chatter from old-timers who don't like change. They are sometimes right though, so one should shut up, listen and come to your own conclusions.

2.0

Apr 13, 2011

Behind the times, not progressive, slow to adapt, IT leadership stuck in the 1950s, lack of diversity in management.

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comparitively stable company and subsidiary of a Fortune 50 company. Decent benefits but not that great for a Fortune 50 company. Good work environment for engineering and blue collar manufacturing positions. Good training and educational programs. Understand the politics, keep a low profile and you will do fine.

Cons

Not a dynamic work environment. The company culture feels stale and stagnant for the most part. Buildings at the coporate headquarters (Harbor Drive) may be historic but makes for poor working conditions for non-production line employees and may pose health hazards. Managers for the most part are very cautious and maintain a low profile. Most of them have little personality - bland clones easily replaced by upper management so they don't dare rock the boat or be innovative. Difficulty in career advancement due to senior management holding on positions for long periods of time.

2.0

Oct 12, 2009

boring job

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stable place to work. good mix of diversity

Cons

no growth potential after a level

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Jobs at Solar Turbines

Administrative Assistant - Lobby

Production Supervisor

Field Service Representative