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 24 reviews)); "Coworkers generally seemed nice in my department" ((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 29 reviews)); "Bad upper management, little job security" ((in 20 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 19 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

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Mercury Systems

Mercury Systems reviews

2.9

42% would recommend to a friend

(763 total reviews)

Bill Ballhaus

51% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

763 reviews

3.0

Jan 31, 2024

Good company, challenges, lay-offs, skills not addressed

Principal component engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good place to work. There are a lot of technical challenges for engineers, people are nice to work with and have very good benefits. One of the best companies I have ever worked for. Management tries to listen. I thought I would be there for more than 2 years but that did not happen.

Cons

WARNING: 2 Lay-offs in 6 months. Makes you uneasy about your job. Internal Control Drawings are a mess. Company acts like a "Start-up". My Job title was never corrected. My new manager had never managed a Component Engineer before or knows the needed skill sets and issues. HUGE mistake laying off the only Component Engineer (Phoenix). Design Engineers can't do this job and fail at it. Management thinks they can do with out it. Could be setting up for a buy out or take-over. Not sure why they loose contracts.

1.0

Jan 29, 2024

Motivation by fear and berating

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a paycheck. Benefits average.

Cons

Work environment based on making numbers.

1.0

Jan 26, 2024

Toxic Culture with Frequent Layoffs

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is a little higher, you will likely get a bump in your current job title which is just a recruiting tactic because they can't get employees. Word is out on the street and everyone is catching on that any job here is short lived. Yes they have some long term employees but they only keep them for their legacy knowledge otehrwise they would have enbe gone by now as well.

Cons

After you are drawn in by the offer of an inflated job title you wouldn't see elsewhere and higher pay. You will also get a % of salary company performance bonus, but they don't pay it because they cant perform. Customers are terminating contracts for non performance frequently. They will then suplement bonus nonpayment with employee stock awards that will never vest because you will likely be laid off before they do. I have seen 4 lay-off's in 3 years and I am on my 5th manager. Research it, that is fact.

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Jobs at Mercury Systems

Senior Test Technician

Principal Program Manager

Senior Test Technician (2nd shift 1:00pm-10:30pm)