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 90 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 52 reviews)); "Benefits are good but falling behind other companies." ((in 36 reviews)); "Pay is decent for me" ((in 26 reviews)); "Gulf Breezes site has great employees" ((in 23 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 28 reviews)); "Bad upper management, little job security" ((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

5.0

Feb 14, 2018

A company with a winning culture

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Mercury has a strong culture and values philosophy. We are a team committed to delivering results. We help each other achieve success. I feel any professional opportunity is available to me no matter how far I want to go.

Cons

The facility is old and outdated.

Mercury Systems Response

7y

Thanks for this review - we couldn't agree more! As for the facility, some of our sites don't convey the cutting edge technology we deliver or the state-of-the-art tools we use to do it, and we're steadily making improvements to our sites to ensure they align!

5.0

Jan 22, 2018

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Pros

I worked for Mercury Systems for 6 month as a contract recruiter/sourcer and I really liked it. The HR team is great. They are very helpful and professional. Very laid back environment. At the end of the day the HR team gets the job done and they are very pleasant to work with.

Cons

No cons. Nothing bad to say at all.

Mercury Systems Response

7y

Thank you for your feedback!

5.0

Jan 9, 2018

Looking back over the last few years

Anonymous employee

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Pros

I’ve worked in commercial and regulated defense, medical nuclear industry manufacturing for over two decades. The experience enables me to appreciate exciting, healthy places to work where contributions make a difference and are recognized. Mercury is such a place to work and is giving me my most rewarding professional experience to date. Mercury’s people are talented, committed and work well together, at all levels and across all business domains. Management is inspired, effective and creates the healthy culture that transcends up and down and across the whole enterprise.

Cons

If there is a con and there really isn’t, then the drive to Andover is further now we have moved our office there.

Mercury Systems Response

8y

Thank you for taking the time to leave us your review. We take our culture and values very seriously. It's very rewarding to know, and see for ourselves, employees around the organization bringing our Culture and Values to life or as we like to say, "walking the talk". Our tagline, "Innovation that Matters" is as much about our technology as it is about how it is being put to use by our end-users. And thanks to dedicated employees like you, Mercury is a great place to work, invest and do business!

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