Description A123 Systems wants to get everyone all charged up over electric vehicles. And it plans to use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to do it. The company develops and makes rechargeable batteries and battery systems for transportation, commercial, and electric grid applications. It targets the fast-growing hybrid and electric automotive and heavy-duty vehicle markets. In the electric grid sector, the company is working with AES to produce multi-megawatt battery systems that take the fluctuations out of the electricity grid and provide backup power during shortages. Its batteries are also used in home appliances, power tools, and other consumer products. Customers in the US make up nearly three-quarters of sales.
A123 Systems has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 222 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The A123 Systems employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 39% of employees would recommend working at A123 Systems to a friend. This is based on 228 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
53% of job seekers rate their interview experience at A123 Systems as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at A123 Systems.