Does MTS Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MTS Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MTS Systems. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MTS Systems?

65% of MTS Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MTS Systems 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MTS Systems?

Engineer (19) , Software Engineer (16) , Project Manager (6) , Applications Engineer (5) , Data Scientist (5) , Mechanical Engineer (5) , Product Manager (5) , Systems Engineer (5) , Field Service Engineer (4) , Intern (4) , Operations (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Analyst (3) , Field Account Manager (3) , Machine Learning Engineer (3)

What are the pros of working at MTS Systems according to real employee reviews?

"the people are great and fun to work with" ((in 31 reviews)); "Benefits were good but typical for a large company" ((in 18 reviews)); "good salary/ insurance allows to develop your skills" ((in 14 reviews)); "Best company to work and employee friendly." ((in 12 reviews)); "a good team, it's nice to work in the company" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"bad management they are alseep at the wheel just trying to build sales to sell ht place" ((in 41 reviews)); "Overstaffed in middle and upper management." ((in 19 reviews)); "Company will always side with the manager in case of disagreements." ((in 11 reviews)); "The current CEO Dr. Jeff Graves comes from an engineering background." ((in 8 reviews)); "Also, there was at least 1 round of layoffs in every single year that I worked there." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about MTS Systems layoffs in 2026?

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

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MTS Systems reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(381 total reviews)

Randy J. Martinez

78% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

MTS Systems has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 381 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MTS Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

381 reviews

4.0

Jan 15, 2010

Great place to work on innovative prodcuts

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very experienced team of engineers to work with Some really challenging and innovative projects No micromanagement Excellent work life balance

Cons

Pay is very average Career progression could be slow at times

1.0

Aug 7, 2009

Good place to work if you are an engineer.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smaller company so you get exposed to a lot. Not a lot of rules.

Cons

Micromanagement in some departments. Lack of vacation time. Too much doomsday talk.

4.0

Jan 19, 2026

It is a good place to start your career

Machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting tasks, smart colleagues, a lot of gpus

Cons

it's difficult to move up the career ladder, the internship was almost a year

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