Mercury Systems reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(117 total reviews)
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Bill Ballhaus

51% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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3.0
Mar 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly talented people (Those that haven't left yet), Room to grow if you have the right manager, 3 weeks vacation to start, Variety of healthcare choices, On site fitness room

Cons

Mercury likes to operate very lean to keep the profit margin up. Expect to work 10-12 hour days and weekends and still fall behind. As the workload grows, they don't hire more people to support it. If you see job openings posted ,it's because people are dropping like flies. Expect a 3% raise once every 3-5 years and health insurance to increase 6% annually. If you go above and beyond the long days, nights, and weekends, Mercury may give you a "Can do" award which comes with a $100 bonus. You can use that to buy something for your kids that you don't see anymore.

5.0
Mar 9, 2016

Great place to work!

Recommend
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Pros

Very competitive salary and good benefits package. The people here are smart, bright and professional individuals. A lot of employees have been here for 20+ years, which to me is somewhat of a correlation as to how much they enjoy their work.

Cons

None that I can think of!

4.0
Feb 18, 2016

Defense Computing

Recommend
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Pros

Company has over the last few years built a very strong position in embedded processing for the defense industry. The current work force is an interesting mix of senior-expert baby boomers and young people just starting out. Salaries are competitive and supported by performance-driven bonuses paid every 6 months. There is a decent 401k match and a strong employee stock ownership program. Current physical plant is old, most people work in conventional cubicles, but move to a new facility is being planned. Overall an interesting place to learn about and utilize your expertise in high performance hardware and software.

Cons

Company went through some very tough times 3-5 years ago (heavy layoffs) and there are some lingering bad feelings from a few folks and also some residual bad reviews on social media. In addition, it is pretty much exclusively defense work so the environment is a driven more by need to know rather than by need to share. The location is currently very isolated but that is changing.

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