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 52 reviews)); "Benefits are good but falling behind other companies." ((in 37 reviews)); "Gulf Breezes site has great employees" ((in 23 reviews)); "2. Friendly Coworkers and Team Environment" ((in 23 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 28 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 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

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).

Reviews by job title

762 reviews

2.0

Sep 5, 2020

Older firm and it shows

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Friendly people with a great boss

Cons

- Older workforce (age-wise) that has very out-dated philosophies for just about everything - No opportunities to move up

5.0

Jun 22, 2020

Jennifer McEwen is an awesome recruiter!

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had several excellent discussions with Jennifer McEwen. She is thorough, understands the requirements of the role, explains the details about the company very well, and presents a positive image for the company.

Cons

None to discuss at this time.

4.0

Jan 22, 2019

Great job

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very challenging, lots of work and new projects, lots of opportunities to improve and develop, great people to work with. Great engineers to work with. Tons of opportunities for creativity and innovation. Ton of opportunities for improvement and growth.

Cons

Very very busy! Hard not to get inundated. Been tough to find balance in life this past year. In Phx there are 2 main businesses, MSS which build MCM's, and the SMT side. MCM side is awesome. The SMT side has good people but the leadership SUCKS, causing a revolving door of employees below them. Bonus's are kinda small - would love to be compensated more with equity & for performance.

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