Is Mercury Systems a good company to work for?

Mercury Systems has an overall rating of 2.9 out of 5, based on over 855 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 42% of employees would recommend working at Mercury Systems to a friend and 37% 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?

42% 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 92 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 56 reviews)); "Benefits are good but falling behind other companies." ((in 41 reviews)); "Gulf Breezes site has great employees" ((in 22 reviews)); "2. Friendly Coworkers and Team Environment" ((in 20 reviews))

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

"organization and poor management" ((in 40 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening this year" ((in 29 reviews)); "Unfortunately upper management is completely out of touch." ((in 19 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)); "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

42% would recommend to a friend

(763 total reviews)

Bill Ballhaus

51% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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Mercury Systems has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 763 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

763 reviews

1.0

Sep 29, 2025

They suck, run if you can

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I got to work from home

Cons

They won’t give you work, they will transfer you to 9 bosses in years and then tell you to “apply at your coworkers past job” as they hire that coworker back. Then let you go two weeks later cause they “had no work”

Mercury Systems Response

9mo

We appreciate your feedback. We take reviews seriously and encourage you to contact us to share more about your individual experience by emailing conversations@mrcy.com. Thank you.

1.0

Sep 21, 2025

Strongly Suggest Other Companies

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Gulf Breezes site has great employees - 9/80 schedule

Cons

- Poor senior leadership - Senior leadership needs to read "How to run a business for dummies" - Over worked, they'll have you doing the job of 3 people and will drag their feet on getting you help. - Processes and Procedures are broken and don't align with how each individual site operates.

Mercury Systems Response

9mo

We appreciate your feedback. We take employee feedback seriously and encourage you to contact us to share more about your individual experience by emailing conversations@mrcy.com. Thank you.

3.0

Sep 20, 2025

Overall ok

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of good people and engineers

Cons

Management turnover was high and immature systems and processes for managing programs

Mercury Systems Response

9mo

Thank you for your feedback. If you have any additional comments or suggestions for improvement, please reach out to conversations@mrcy.com.

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