Does CAE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CAE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CAE. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CAE?

69% of CAE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CAE 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CAE?

Software Developer (100) , Software Engineer (79) , Integration Specialist (57) , Project Manager (48) , Manager (41) , Systems Software Specialist (31) , Instructor (26) , Simulator Technician (24) , Software Systems Specialist (20) , Engineer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (19) , Flight Instructor (16) , Intern (16) , Flight Simulator Technician (15) , Mechanical Designer (14)

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

"Great projects and people." ((in 158 reviews)); "good benefits for employees and hybrid work" ((in 126 reviews)); "Flexible hours and California Friday!" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good culture and people to work with" ((in 62 reviews)); "Great team to work with at Little Rock office." ((in 59 reviews))

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

"low pay and Is stressful to work" ((in 61 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 39 reviews)); "massive layoffs" ((in 39 reviews)); "Managers don't like if you don't do overtime on weekly basis." ((in 39 reviews)); "No Training apart from on the job." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about CAE layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,799 total reviews)

Matthew Bromberg

56% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

CAE has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,799 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews

2.0

Sep 5, 2011

Disorganized, bad motivation, no real growth opportunity

Systems software specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company with different jobs you can try

Cons

No real growth opportunities. Always firefighting never planning ahead.

4.0

Aug 7, 2011

It has been en excellent place to learn to be a professional. People were great to me.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You participate in the making of outstanding products. You have the chance to work on the best flight simulators in the industry.

Cons

It is a very big company. You can feel sometimes like you're a simple number to the company. But I guess this is similar to any big company.

4.0

Aug 4, 2011

Great introduction to embedded system in avionic

Intern in core software development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will have the opportunity to work in big project for major compagnies (Boeing, Bombardier, Airbus). You also would have the opportunity to move between CAE sites around the world

Cons

CAE is big, perhaps too big (in Montreal). You have a lot of protocol to follow and it result in a lack of human interactions

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