Does MTS Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MTS Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MTS Systems. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MTS Systems?

65% of MTS Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MTS Systems 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MTS Systems?

Engineer (19) , Software Engineer (16) , Project Manager (6) , Applications Engineer (5) , Data Scientist (5) , Mechanical Engineer (5) , Product Manager (5) , Systems Engineer (5) , Field Service Engineer (4) , Intern (4) , Operations (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Analyst (3) , Field Account Manager (3) , Machine Learning Engineer (3)

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

"the people are great and fun to work with" ((in 29 reviews)); "Benefits were good but typical for a large company" ((in 21 reviews)); "good salary/ insurance allows to develop your skills" ((in 16 reviews)); "Best company to work and employee friendly." ((in 14 reviews)); "Decent Pay" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"bad management they are alseep at the wheel just trying to build sales to sell ht place" ((in 43 reviews)); "Overstaffed in middle and upper management." ((in 17 reviews)); "Company will always side with the manager in case of disagreements." ((in 11 reviews)); "The current CEO Dr. Jeff Graves comes from an engineering background." ((in 8 reviews)); "Also, there was at least 1 round of layoffs in every single year that I worked there." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about MTS Systems layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed MTS Systems locations?

Eden Prairie , Minneapolis , Cary , San Diego , Los Angeles , New York , Minnetonka , Huntsville , Moscow , Arlington , Melville , Dallas , Chaska , Prior Lake , Rosemount , New Ulm , Toledo , Longmont , Powder Springs , North Kansas City , Bloomington , America

MTS Systems reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(382 total reviews)

Randy J. Martinez

78% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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MTS Systems has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 382 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MTS Systems 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

382 reviews

5.0

May 11, 2016

Move to digital simulation is paying off in 2Q 2016

Executtive project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

2Q 2016 results show headwinds but under control for longer term growth. CEO and CIO strategy is paying off. IT VP is now named Digital CIO. Move towards digital simulation in lieu of physical testing is paying off. Slowly but surely strategy is attracting new workers with Android and iOS skill sets. Testing can be done remotely via smartphones; and from great distances, across oceans and seas. CEO has found new markets for testing machines - segments are now deploying the new Bison testing machines in Montana; may extend testing to high altitude mammal testing. IT strategy is slowly moving toward a green strategy in alignment with federal regulations. Investors may be impatient but good long term sentiment will prevail

Cons

Missing estimates is a negative

1.0

May 10, 2016

Head for the turnstiles if you have options!

Senior project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you lay low they don't really know what you do. You can cut out early when the weather is nice and head up north and nobody watches

Cons

Layoffs?! Layoffs?! Can you say layoffs?! Another missed quarter going into the summer with the same old story. "We got tons of bookings -can't get revenue because of poor Operations team.-When we do we don't make money because custom sales gave away the farm"

3.0

May 10, 2016

Manufacturing

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting Products and Great Co-Workers

Cons

Constantly battling scheduling and rescheduling

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