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 (16) , 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 49 reviews)); "Benefits are good but falling behind other companies." ((in 39 reviews)); "Gulf Breezes site has great employees" ((in 24 reviews)); "That is true testament to the excellent leadership style of Mark Aslett." ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mercury Systems according to real employee reviews?

"organization and poor management" ((in 39 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening this year" ((in 28 reviews)); "Bad upper management, little job security" ((in 20 reviews)); "management person what they think of each project manager and functional manager." ((in 10 reviews)); "My only con (not even a con in my book) is that we continue the constant communication, regardless of what is going on, to keep employees and leaders properly informed." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mercury Systems redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mercury Systems redundancy and their outlook for job security at Mercury Systems in 2026.

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2.9

42% would recommend to a friend

(758 total reviews)

Bill Ballhaus

52% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Culture and values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Mercury Systems has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 758 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 and defence industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

758 reviews

4.0

12 Feb 2024

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Pleasant management to work for.

Cons

Work can be dull at times

5.0

6 Dec 2023

5

Security

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good, able to understand very well

Cons

Bad, not enough room for movement within the business

4.0

20 Dec 2022

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good team around you. Good boss

Cons

Remote working, isolated sometimes from team

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Jobs at Mercury Systems

Senior Test Technician

Senior Test Technician (1st shift 5:00am-2:30pm)

Entry Level Java/Java EE Developer