Does MDA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MDA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MDA. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MDA?

75% of MDA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MDA 3.9 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 MDA?

Software Engineer (62) , Engineer (25) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (20) , Member Of Technical Staff (19) , Software Developer (18) , Systems Engineer (17) , Intern (13) , Analyst (9) , Mechanical Engineer (9) , Junior Software Engineer (8) , Manager (8) , Senior Systems Engineer (8) , Accountant (7) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Engineering Student (6)

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

"Many of the people are great and the work is very interesting." ((in 93 reviews)); "Great benefits that start immediately." ((in 48 reviews)); "Work is generally well managing leading to a good work/life balance" ((in 33 reviews)); "The hours are flexible: core hours are 9AM" ((in 20 reviews)); "The company has a good work environment and has very knowledgeable engineers." ((in 19 reviews))

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

"low pay (have to constantly pushing for raises or they will not give you much)" ((in 66 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to level of experience" ((in 53 reviews)); "Poor management keeps changing everything" ((in 42 reviews)); "Low compensation with low annual merit increases" ((in 20 reviews)); "The company doesn't think we're worth a fair wage and upper management is awful, taking a 20% pay raise and telling employees tough luck when asking for a raise to alleviate the effects of inflation." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about MDA layoffs in 2026?

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

MDA reviews

3.6

75% would recommend to a friend

(643 total reviews)

Mike Greenley

52% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Senior management

MDA has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 643 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MDA 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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Reviews by job title

643 reviews

4.0

Sep 9, 2020

A Modernizing Space Tech Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting Projects, Great Colleagues, Excellent Learning & Growth Opportunities

Cons

Somewhat Old Fashion Operation, Management at times feels disconnected with technical staff

3.0

Aug 25, 2020

Decent

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly people Very transparent Roles clearly defined

Cons

Work isn't very complex Work life balance expectations are poor

4.0

Aug 14, 2020

Lots of positives, depends on role

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive starting salaries, great management philosophies, mission, ethics. Good benefits, most coworkers are talented and capable. Large organization with multiple locations (also a con). Recent ownership independence from Maxar is great and could lead to promising changes.

Cons

Your initial hiring conditions will determine your long-term happiness. 3%-ish raises for top-performers in the best year limit growth over a decade. Often high security interferes with best practices or getting the job done, comes with the types of projects, but large enough and inflexible that your effectiveness may be limited by IT. Also work is contract-related rather than in-house, so external customer decisions will impact, including funding for your team. Can be frustrating at times.

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