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

4.0

Feb 17, 2017

Great Opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

It is refreshing to work with co-workers who are smart, dedicated and enjoy their job.

Cons

Some of the company’s internal processes are outdated and manual. The benefits package is competitive but a bit costly.

Mercury Systems Response

9y

Thank you for leaving us feedback on GlassDoor. We are happy that your observation of Mercury aligns with our culture and values. We are working towards modernizing many of our internal systems, for example, "MyMercury". We would love to hear which systems you feel are more critical to update. Please feel free to share more detailed input here or with your manager. We appreciate you taking the time to write a thoughtful review!

4.0

Feb 17, 2017

Strong Culture, Leadership and Employees

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Very positive culture lead by a strong leadership team and employees that are committed to the company. High collaboration between teams.

Cons

The org structure is challenging to understand at first.

Mercury Systems Response

9y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. OneMercury is not just a brand but an initiative. We have established systems like Skype for Business, and Atlassian which includes Confluence, HipChat and Jira collaboration software. We would welcome and appreciate your ideas on how else we can connect and engage with the other sites. Thanks again for the feedback!

4.0

Feb 16, 2017

On the Up and UP

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Mercury is definitely on the up and up. Worked here for a while now and I must say that the working people genuinely seem to care about each other and are always trying to help each other out. Very good place to work.

Cons

Everyone is running at full speed all the time. If you don't like a fast paced environment, not sure what to tell you.

Mercury Systems Response

9y

Thanks so much for your feedback. We value each review and take them very seriously to help develop and grow our business from the inside out. Thank you for acknowledging our strong culture of teamwork. At Mercury we work as one, to achieve company success with great employees like you.

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