Is Mercury Systems a good company to work for?

Mercury Systems has an overall rating of 2.9 out of 5, based on over 856 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 41% of employees would recommend working at Mercury Systems to a friend and 37% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Mercury Systems have been left by employees working as Manager , Director and Software Engineer .

Does Mercury Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mercury Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mercury Systems. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mercury Systems?

41% of Mercury Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mercury Systems 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mercury Systems?

Engineer (34) , Software Engineer (25) , Systems Engineer (17) , Director (14) , Manager (14) , Program Manager (12) , Intern (7) , Quality Engineer (7) , Test Technician (7) , Human Resources (6) , Mechanical Engineer (6) , Analyst (5) , Hardware Engineer (5) , Manufacturing Engineer (5) , Marketing (5)

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

"The people were great and nice to work with." ((in 96 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 52 reviews)); "Benefits are good but falling behind other companies." ((in 34 reviews)); "Gulf Breezes site has great employees" ((in 24 reviews)); "2. Friendly Coworkers and Team Environment" ((in 21 reviews))

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

"organization and poor management" ((in 40 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening this year" ((in 32 reviews)); "Bad upper management, little job security" ((in 20 reviews)); "Two tier society: there's those that are supporting the products and programs and poor communication between senior leadership and the rest of the company." ((in 18 reviews)); "management person what they think of each project manager and functional manager." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mercury Systems layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Mercury Systems locations?

Andover , Phoenix , Torrance , Chelmsford , Hudson , Cypress , Oxnard , Huntsville , Los Angeles , Chantilly , Fremont , Alpharetta , Gulf Breeze , Camarillo , Mesa , San Jose , Boston , New York , Nashua , North Andover , West Caldwell , Tempe , Gainesville , North Chelmsford , Atlanta , Upper Saddle River , Caldwell , Arizona City , Scottsdale , Huntersville

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Mercury Systems

Mercury Systems reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(117 total reviews)

Bill Ballhaus

51% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

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Reviews by job title

117 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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3.0

Jul 20, 2026

Decent pay, but poor work-life balance and instability

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay at benefits at company

Cons

Work life balance and the company constantly restructures

3.0

Jul 19, 2026

Good people and benefits, but salary increases can fall short and workload can overwhelm

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people. Good starting pay, bonus plan, 401k match. PTO is encouraged (at least by my direct management and others). Many company holidays and a Christmas shutdown that makes taking 2 weeks off very easy (using some PTO days). Lots of interesting work and projects. Lots of opportunity to be part of different project phases and responsibilites.

Cons

Lean teams means you're likely juggling more than what's preferred/reasonable. Changing priorities can make closing out tasks difficult. Annual salary increases around 3-5% are reasonable but can be underwhelming given the amount of work and stress the job typically requires. Never recieved any market adjustment (while other local companies have), larger than expected salary increases, or anything that shows above average employee appreciation regarding pay.

5.0

Jun 29, 2026

Great pay and co-workers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay and benefits package Great co-workers Management team has turned the company around Employee stock purchase plan has been a great investment because of stock price increase

Cons

Facility is far away from where I would want to live

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