Description Capstone Turbine's theme song could be "My Generation." The company makes the Capstone MicroTurbine, a power-generating system that produces environmentally friendly electricity and heat. The microturbines, which can operate on a stand-alone basis or be connected to the utility grid, run on a variety of liquid and gaseous fuels, such as natural gas, diesel, kerosene, propane, and flare gases from landfills and sewage plants. In the event of a power outage, customers can use microturbines to produce their own secure power for extended periods of time; microturbines can also be used as onboard battery chargers for hybrid electric vehicles. Customers located outside the US make up about 80% of sales.
Capstone Turbine has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Capstone Turbine employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 26% of employees would recommend working at Capstone Turbine to a friend. This is based on 38 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
63% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Capstone Turbine as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Capstone Turbine.