National Renewable Energy Laboratory Employee Reviews for Anonymous Employee

"The company was an open space with full freedom to approach, design and simulate your test experiments. There are lot of opportunities to collaborate withing different labs at the company."

"This company provided great mentorship opportunities. I worked there for one summer, where I was able to work with technicians and learn how to engineer real world devices. There were great professional enrichment programs, where I was able to learn how to communicate and write more effectively."

"Good place to work. You will have helpful and polite people around you."

"I've worked at NREL for 19 months doing research and web development and have not been eligible for a single day of PTO or sick leave due to being hired as an intern and the employee conversion process taking almost a year. The environment is okay but it's federal government and very slow moving. Merit-based advancement is rare. For example, one of the project managers I work under has not been promoted in over 10 years. I'm looking to move to a private company that is modern, forward-thinking, and changing lives for the better."

"NREL has been a great step along my career path. I have provided significant mechanical support in research projects centered around grid optimization and renewable technologies that support that. However, my true passion lies in electric vehicles and my current position does not align with that passion."

"It is a good place to work. I have enjoyed working at this place except for the low salary."