Mercury Systems reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(762 total reviews)
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Bill Ballhaus

51% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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 25, 2016

Good Experience, Exciting Projects

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Pros

I would say it is on par for defense work. But being at a smaller company has it's perks. Everyone is knowledgeable. Less stressful than other places.

Cons

Cons are in line with entire defense industry. For example, there isn't free cafeterias or arcades like there is in private sector.

4.0
Feb 18, 2016

Defense Computing

Recommend
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Pros

Company has over the last few years built a very strong position in embedded processing for the defense industry. The current work force is an interesting mix of senior-expert baby boomers and young people just starting out. Salaries are competitive and supported by performance-driven bonuses paid every 6 months. There is a decent 401k match and a strong employee stock ownership program. Current physical plant is old, most people work in conventional cubicles, but move to a new facility is being planned. Overall an interesting place to learn about and utilize your expertise in high performance hardware and software.

Cons

Company went through some very tough times 3-5 years ago (heavy layoffs) and there are some lingering bad feelings from a few folks and also some residual bad reviews on social media. In addition, it is pretty much exclusively defense work so the environment is a driven more by need to know rather than by need to share. The location is currently very isolated but that is changing.

4.0
Feb 3, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Fast paced and energetic work environment with people who want to 'get things done'. Everyone is friendly and willing to lend a hand with any issue that comes up. Great access to the tools you need to get the job done and support infrastructure is quick to respond (doesn't take weeks to get tools needed to do your job). Smart and talented engineers working together on interesting and challenging projects.

Cons

Sparse documentation - engineers have an immense amount of domain knowledge stored in their heads and in some cases to only way to figure out how to do something is to ask the right person

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