Does MTS Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MTS Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MTS Systems. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MTS Systems?

65% of MTS Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MTS Systems 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MTS Systems?

Engineer (19) , Software Engineer (16) , Project Manager (6) , Applications Engineer (5) , Data Scientist (5) , Mechanical Engineer (5) , Product Manager (5) , Systems Engineer (5) , Field Service Engineer (4) , Intern (4) , Operations (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Analyst (3) , Field Account Manager (3) , Machine Learning Engineer (3)

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

"the people are great and fun to work with" ((in 33 reviews)); "Benefits were good but typical for a large company" ((in 22 reviews)); "good salary/ insurance allows to develop your skills" ((in 14 reviews)); "Best company to work and employee friendly." ((in 11 reviews)); "Decent Pay" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"bad management they are alseep at the wheel just trying to build sales to sell ht place" ((in 42 reviews)); "Overstaffed in middle and upper management." ((in 19 reviews)); "Company will always side with the manager in case of disagreements." ((in 10 reviews)); "The current CEO Dr. Jeff Graves comes from an engineering background." ((in 8 reviews)); "Many of the layoffs are based on an algorithm and unfortunately cut really good, productive employees." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about MTS Systems layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MTS Systems layoffs and their outlook for job security at MTS Systems in 2026.

What are the top reviewed MTS Systems locations?

Eden Prairie , Minneapolis , Cary , San Diego , Los Angeles , New York , Minnetonka , Huntsville , Moscow , Arlington , Melville , Dallas , Chaska , Prior Lake , Rosemount , New Ulm , Toledo , Longmont , Powder Springs , North Kansas City , Bloomington , America

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MTS Systems

MTS Systems reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(382 total reviews)

Randy J. Martinez

78% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

MTS Systems has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 382 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MTS Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

382 reviews

3.0

Apr 14, 2021

Always late

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart engineers, good team, interesting varied work

Cons

Slow advancement, clueless directors, quarterly mindset, end of quarter crunch, trained our customers to ask for discounts at the end of quarters, just in time procurement makes us constantly late on shipment, decision makers have no idea how anything gets done in the company, poor use of available space, turning away from innovation, performance metrics pit internal groups against each other, this company is one big metrics game

4.0

Apr 9, 2021

Best customers, good products, mixed management

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

loyal and smart customer base

Cons

management has been really spotty at the top, currently very good, but some very poor choices in the past, lots of uncertainty for now until the sale is complete to ITW

5.0

Apr 5, 2021

Good

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and good management

Cons

Bad hours and lengthy days

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