nLIGHT reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(89 total reviews)

Scott Keeney

67% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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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89 reviews
3.0
Aug 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Majority of the people are nice. Depending on what department you're put in, work can actually be enjoyable.

Cons

My entire last year or so with the company. Was taken out of the department I worked in and told that I was going to be put in a brand new department...which never panned out. Basically floated around until I was put in a whole nother department that I tried my damndest to avoid applying for/transferring to because I KNEW I wasn't going to be good at it. Only reason I didn't say no outright because I felt it was either that or no job. Sure enough, I wasn't good at it. I asked to transfer out as other departments HAD openings, but was told no, I couldn't just voluntarily transfer even if it wasn't working out...I also suspect the sup of the new department didn't like me, but *shrugs* Sure enough, I was fired because there were too many mistakes...which, again, I knew was going to happen.

5.0
Jul 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Leadership’s desire to work with employees and ensure everyone has a place even when things change. Really cool projects with really cool technology. At nLIGHT, you actually work on technology that impacts the world. The people are awesome. Some of them aren’t, obviously, but the vast majority are. HR works hard to make sure people feel valued and heard.

Cons

There are cons with every company, but I found in my time at nLIGHT that many people who left came back and re-applied because they realized the grass is always greener.

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