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 89 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 57 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 22 reviews))

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

"organization and poor management" ((in 41 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening this year" ((in 27 reviews)); "Unfortunately upper management is completely out of touch." ((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 19 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

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Mercury Systems

Mercury Systems reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(762 total reviews)

Bill Ballhaus

51% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

762 reviews

1.0

Oct 8, 2014

Think twice and do your research

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

3 weeks vacation and a pay check

Cons

No structure at all. No formal way of training. Throw you into a project without any knowledge of how to carry out the task being requested and expect the world. Management is clueless and forever changing. In my short time there I have seen 5 ppl either fired or laid off and two different CFO and well as executives left. Company is constantly being bought out by others. This is definitely not a company to start a career with you wont last. Honestly I don't think the company will be around to much longer at the rate they are going. Good luck to those still there.

3.0

Feb 18, 2014

roller coaster ride

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They pay well, have decent benefits. Great co-workers.

Cons

Scare of a layoff every quarter. Re-org every year that makes you wonder if they have a clue. no raises in over 5 years with excuse of the economy but they keep buying companies and have over $20 million in bank. Bonuses are a joke unless you are management. VP's get $200000 plus while regular employees get less than a 1% a qtr. Difficult to move up.

4.0

Feb 17, 2014

Brilliant, engaged, motivated employees. Company headed into the Unknown

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quite possibly the smartest, most motivated people I have ever worked with. Very interesting work. Leading edge design.

Cons

Relied on one contract that never came. Currently downsizing. Not sure what the future holds. They just had another RIF in February 2014

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