Question 1

Is Mercury Systems a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Does Mercury Systems pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Mercury Systems?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mercury Systems?

Accepted Answer

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)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"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 34 reviews)); "Gulf Breezes site has great employees" ((in 23 reviews)); "2. Friendly Coworkers and Team Environment" ((in 21 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"organization and poor management" ((in 38 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening this year" ((in 30 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)); "My only con (not even a con in my book) is that we continue the constant communication, regardless of what is going on, to keep employees and leaders properly informed." ((in 10 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Mercury Systems layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Mercury Systems locations?

Accepted Answer

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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Great place to learn technology, bad place to grow.

Top notch in most of the fields they are involved in, great place to work, but challenged by changes in defense market.

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