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 92 reviews)); "Interesting projects and good benefits." ((in 49 reviews)); "Work is generally well managing leading to a good work/life balance" ((in 37 reviews)); "The hours are flexible: core hours are 9AM" ((in 21 reviews)); "The company has a good work environment and has very knowledgeable engineers." ((in 18 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 63 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to level of experience" ((in 57 reviews)); "Poor management keeps changing everything" ((in 41 reviews)); "Very low compensation and thus fast turn around" ((in 20 reviews)); "lot of processes and lots of useless upper management" ((in 12 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.

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3.6

75% would recommend to a friend

(642 total reviews)

Mike Greenley

53% approve of CEO

67% 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

2.8

Senior management

MDA has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 642 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

642 reviews

4.0

Jun 25, 2019

Interesting Company

M4 software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flex time, cool projects, great coworkers, lots of support and continuous learning.

Cons

Lower than average pay, crunch time at the end of projects, old technology for the most part, not cutting edge.

3.0

Jun 19, 2019

Smart people all around you, interesting assignments.

Tech staffer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people. Work that you won't get to do anywhere else in Canada

Cons

Programmatic nature of the business can be stressful, with some exceptions there are relatively few internally funded R&D initiatives.

5.0

May 25, 2019

Great place to work

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work. Exceptional managers; they're supportive and encourage personal and professional growth, and try to place you not only where you perform best but also where you want to be. Flexible work environment (office hours, telecommuting, etc). Smart people, many of mentor type quality in the senior ranks. Honest attempts to utilize modern technology and software development practices where possible. Plenty of opportunity to be social if you're into that. A previous review stated "no research and development"... I guess they never walked past the open area in the middle of the second floor

Cons

Morale seems occasionally low, but that is expected with change

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