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
3.0
Jun 23, 2014

Frustrating Lately

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Pros

Great co-workers..... The people that have been at Mercury through thick and thin are wonderful. There's a constant vision of the worker bees of 'how to get this done with what we have'.

Cons

Constant restructuring and the sense of never getting caught up. It seems like it is harder and harder to get something accomplished from start to finish. There's always an internal roadblock. Unfortunately upper management is completely out of touch.

3.0
Sep 13, 2013

High expectations and absurd workload with little reward.

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Pros

The work at Mercury is interesting and some of the developers here are the best I've worked with. Brilliance abounds.

Cons

The company's monetary focus is more on buying other companies than on rewarding/recognizing an exceptional workforce and providing them with an enjoyable environment in which to flourish. You are expected to do the work of 2 or 3 people in a short development cycle. The pace varies from frenetic to frenzied; meaning that everything has priority and it all has to be done yesterday. There is a lot of last-minute madness; therefore, there's a lot of stress. We haven't had raises in a few years and the profit sharing bonus has become something of a joke (this year we got half a paycheck after a year of juggling a truly insane workload). It was insulting.

1.0
Mar 29, 2026

Layoff Company.

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Pros

People are friendly and helpful. Good team work and collaboration.

Cons

Every year they have layoffs no one is safe. People that have worked there fir years and even helped other BU’s are layed off while lazy people you helped get to stay.

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