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 2% 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 30 reviews)); "Benefits were good but typical for a large company" ((in 18 reviews)); "good salary/ insurance allows to develop your skills" ((in 16 reviews)); "Best company to work and employee friendly." ((in 13 reviews)); "Decent Pay" ((in 12 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 44 reviews)); "Overstaffed in middle and upper management." ((in 18 reviews)); "Company will always side with the manager in case of disagreements." ((in 12 reviews)); "The current CEO Dr. Jeff Graves comes from an engineering background." ((in 8 reviews)); "Many of the layoffs are based on an algorithm and unfortunately cut really good, productive employees." ((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

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

382 reviews

1.0

Dec 9, 2014

Graves doesn't respect Engineers

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, great history. Engineers are top notch (but leaving fast on there own or during frequent layoffs to make up for CEO's lies to Wall Street).

Cons

Current management team has only built spark plugs and components and don't get this engineered products businessWe need a new CEO soon. Like other posts say we haven't had a good CEO since Chip. This Jeff Graves guy just put another guy to run test. The sensors guy (spark plugs). Were doomed.

2.0

Nov 28, 2014

Difficult culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MTS has exciting products and customers. The coworkers are caring and some of the nicest people you can work with. MTS continues to have a strong volunteer and community culture, although I'm not sure how long that will last.

Cons

No one is safe, everyone fears for their jobs. This is not a speak up culture as advertised in the company values. Many good people are leaving the company and along with them goes the experience and history which is a valuable asset to a company with little structure or documented policies.

2.0

Nov 26, 2014

Once a great company, now mediocre at best

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and facilities. Very interesting work and smart engineers who are willing to share their experience and expertise. Nice office facilities (Eden Prairie).

Cons

Has gone terribly down hill since Chip Emery left. Laura Hamilton and those who followed her are solely focused upon their bonuses and the current quarterly results. They have limited understanding of what the company could become if they allowed innovation to flourish rather than add layers of management and bureaucracy. Just look at the SGA as a % of sales to see what is happening. When the economy cools the heads will roll.

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