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 87 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 55 reviews)); "Benefits are good but falling behind other companies." ((in 39 reviews)); "Pay is decent for me" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good work/Life balance" ((in 21 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 28 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

5.0

May 30, 2017

Great High Tech Aerospace/Defense Company

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mercury is a very well run high tech company. I have worked at several other companies and none holds their CEO in higher regard than the employees at Mercury Systems. That is true testament to the excellent leadership style of Mark Aslett.

Cons

I was surprised to find that the company has not yet moved to Windows 10 and they are not offering touch screen laptops (SurfacePro, etc). At my previous company we found that these latest tools help productivity and collaboration. I suspect that the IT department has not yet completed the validation of the new features and security.

3.0

May 25, 2017

Working at Mercury

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work to do and a lot of different tasks

Cons

Poor coordination across sites and stringent IT

Mercury Systems Response

9y

Thanks for providing feedback on Glassdoor. Given the nature of Mercury’s business, we have an extreme focus on security. Also, given our M&A activity, we tend to standardize across sites quickly. It may be the combination of these two factors that is contributing to your view of us being “stringent”. If there is something more or if you feel we could be providing a better IT experience, I’d be happy to discuss any feedback you have. Please feel free to reach out to me. Regards, Jamie Ryan CIO

5.0

May 11, 2017

Fantasic Growth Projections - great place to work

Associate

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Pros

Major role in supporting our country's national security... Wonderful Cultures and Values - great team environment Fast pace; exciting growth; outpacing industry performance Collaboration tools and infrastructure - modern day technology enabling teams to work efficiently

Cons

Hiring in certain target markets can be challenging for technical resources

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