Does Nidec pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nidec employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nidec. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nidec?

60% of Nidec employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nidec 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nidec?

Engineer (26) , Project Manager (8) , Auxiliar De Produção (7) , Sales Manager (7) , Software Engineer (7) , Supervisor (7) , Manager (6) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , QA Engineer (6) , Sales (6) , Ingeniero De Calidad (5) , Machine Operator (5) , Quality Assurance Engineer (5) , Senior Engineer (5) , Software Developer (5)

What are the pros of working at Nidec according to real employee reviews?

"Good People : I was there for 4 years and those people are some of my best friends." ((in 23 reviews)); "Good rate of pay Good hours, no forced weekends Nice amount of breaks" ((in 13 reviews)); "good colleagues and get off work on time most of the time." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good working environment and manageable working hours" ((in 9 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Poor management; my direct manager would often fail to assign us work to do, and would disappear without advanced warning for days at a time." ((in 25 reviews)); "Low salary and too much overtime" ((in 24 reviews)); "No work life balance and need to provide more benefits" ((in 11 reviews)); "japanese culture and" ((in 10 reviews)); "managers can "motivate" 5 of 8 of their engineers to leave the company and no one asks a question what's wrong with this manager/director?" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nidec redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Nidec redundancy and their outlook for job security at Nidec in 2026.

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3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(409 total reviews)

Shigenobu Nagamori

77% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture and values

2.9

Senior management

Nidec has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 409 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nidec employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

409 reviews

1.0

6 Dec 2024

High hopes with out the backing and funding

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nothing much to add here

Cons

Company wants growth in leaps and bounds without the infrastructure, support or funds, just pure dreams that’s turns into pressure.

1.0

20 Jan 2016

Too demanding and unrealistic demand

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Company with strong balance sheet, excellent move to acquire the Emerson motor business which was given a second life. Willing to invest in the motor business.

Cons

Unrealistic expectation from the employees. The targets are set extremely high which no one believes in. Always get beat up in management meetings with the Nidec CEO. He chased away many good executives such as Mr. Kure and Mr. Murphy.

2.0

21 Jan 2016

Top Management Members are All Japanese - Lack of Diversity

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent technology on motors, best in the world. Strong balance sheet with virtually no debts. Willing to invest in the best motor design and manufacturing technologies.

Cons

The Japanese management team at the headquarters in Kyoto has no idea on how to management a US or European companies. They asked a lot of questions repeatedly with no understanding of the business. They did not contribute much and just waste a lot of other people's time.

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Jobs at Nidec

USD 30K - USD 44K /yr

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Assembler- 1st (3115)

Lexington, TN

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Assembler- 2nd (3105)

Lexington, TN

USD 37K - USD 56K /yr

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