Is Mercury Systems a good company to work for?

Mercury Systems has an overall rating of 2.9 out of 5, based on over 854 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 39% of employees would recommend working at Mercury Systems to a friend and 35% 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?

39% 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 (33) , 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 92 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 54 reviews)); "Benefits are good but falling behind other companies." ((in 39 reviews)); "Pay is decent for me" ((in 29 reviews)); "Gulf Breezes site has great employees" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"organization and poor management" ((in 38 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening this year" ((in 30 reviews)); "Unfortunately upper management is completely out of touch." ((in 19 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 , West Lafayette , Gainesville , North Chelmsford , Atlanta , Upper Saddle River , Caldwell , Arizona City , Scottsdale

Mercury Systems reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(762 total reviews)

Bill Ballhaus

51% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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Mercury Systems has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 762 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Mercury Systems employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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762 reviews

3.0

Dec 3, 2021

Truthfully

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Golden handcuffs, if he or she joined through an acquisition. - Interesting work, knowledgeable staff/colleagues

Cons

- Compliance training happens nearly daily. - Acquired company employees beware. They laid off 10% of the site without warning a few months ago at our site, basically removing "redundancies" filled at the local level and handing their responsibilities to those at corporate. - Those in corporate are very slow, and often removed entirely from work. This includes IT support, trade compliance (so so slow), etc. - Did I mention the slow, slow pace? - I've worked with about 50-60 engineers. 1 woman. Not exaggerating.

2.0

Oct 11, 2021

Slap on the wrist for harrassment.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great flexibility with working from home -Easy to learn and use programs -Family feel on site - Consistent updates from management/CEO -COVID informed

Cons

- Do not follow their own handbook on harassment/bullying termination. Give multiple chances to people even if they are reported by more than one teammate. Allowing verbal assault (cussing out, threatening) with a simple slap on the wrist. -Complaints to HR often dismissed or not followed up on for extended periods of time -Management brush issues brought up by team members under the rug.

1.0

Aug 19, 2020

Beware of USMO - Bad Management

Planner

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pays well but a LOT of hours to earn it

Cons

USMO Planning has a very high turnover. For a reason. While working here I was constantly putting in 11-12 hour days + time on the weekend. It was not enough. Management would listen to concerns about workload sympathetically but nothing ever changed. Whenever something comes up that you were not able to get to you get the speech about how critical the TPP report was and and must be done on time all the time. All this at the end of a 60 hour week. In a department with 4 employees, non had been there more that a two years. It's just not sustainable. After a year of hearing how things are going to change (but don't) people just burn out, leave, or are fired. You will hear excuses about how it was their fault but who hired them? How can every employee be bad?

Mercury Systems Response

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Thank you for your feedback. We are committed to maintaining a safe, supportive, and caring environment that allows team members to be successful. Building on the strength of our culture and values, we also encourage our team members to communicate openly and honestly, and to raise concerns when they arise. In response to the information you shared, we have gathered feedback from key individuals that has led to scheduling modifications and staffing improvements, as well as the prioritization of some internal processes that needed more attention. Our Human Resources Business Partners (HRBP) who support each of our locations are available for team members to share feedback and concerns such as yours. Issues of any kind can be reported to a manager, HRBP or through our anonymous hotline.

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