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 91 reviews)); "Great benefits that start immediately." ((in 46 reviews)); "Work is generally well managing leading to a good work/life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "The hours are flexible: core hours are 9AM" ((in 23 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 67 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to level of experience" ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor management keeps changing everything" ((in 39 reviews)); "Very low compensation" ((in 17 reviews)); "lot of processes and lots of useless upper management" ((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

(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

3.0

Aug 22, 2011

super interesting projects that keep you interested and proud, good place for training and master your skills

Data manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefit package, good training grounds

Cons

low pay in comparison with other organizations, big divide between the engineers and non-engineers, advancements and perks are always handed to the first group, no opportunities for advancement for the support staff

4.0

Jul 4, 2011

great place to start

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great place for entry levels to start learning proper structure of programs and work with multiple teams to integrate into one complete product

Cons

really really crappy pay i gotta say, area is very rural, nearest place to eat is quiznos, feels like a jailcell

2.0

Jun 20, 2011

Interesting work, treated generically as a replaceable line unit

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High Quality Software Engineering work. Private Offices Food on site (even if it isn't very good) Can bank extra hours worked for time off

Cons

Very low pay. Broken commitments / promises from HR and managers. Below local inflation annual pay increases when you get a good or excellent performance review. Very cold / strict senior management / HR policies. No real effort made to keep departing staff with better job offers.

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