Is Mercury Systems a good company to work for?

Mercury Systems has an overall rating of 2.9 out of 5, based on over 856 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 41% 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?

41% 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 (34) , 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 94 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 51 reviews)); "Benefits are good but falling behind other companies." ((in 37 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 41 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening this year" ((in 28 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 , Gainesville , North Chelmsford , Atlanta , Upper Saddle River , Caldwell , Arizona City , Scottsdale , Huntersville

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Mercury Systems reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(117 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

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Reviews by job title

117 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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3.0

Jan 8, 2025

Constant changes

Engineering technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, 9/80 work schedule, some good people, good managers but the pay is very low.

Cons

Constant unreachable deadlines, lots of pressure from PMs to get sh!t done. Very stressful around end of quarters.

Mercury Systems Response

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

1.0

Jan 6, 2025

The CEO is just a nepo baby- look him up.

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The co-workers are mostly nice and supportive.

Cons

The C-Suite do not care about the workers. They are greedy, take massive salaries and bonuses, and do mass layoffs frequently.

2.0

Oct 15, 2024

Leadership and Process Challenges.

Supply chain

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Unlimited PTO -Competitive Pay -9/80 Work Schedule

Cons

- Leadership expects employees to work on Flex Fridays and weekends. - Direction frequently shifts without consistency. - Leadership changes every quarter. - Lack of well-established fundamental processes. - Merit increases are consistently capped at 2%, regardless of individual performance. - There are more managers than actual workers. - Every decision requires multiple meetings, and by the time an agreement is reached, priorities shift, leading to another series of meetings. - Layoffs occur every quarter.

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Jobs at Mercury Systems

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Hardware Electrical Engineer II