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.

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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

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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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642 reviews

4.0

Aug 29, 2015

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good

Cons

Improve on processes and systems

3.0

Jun 6, 2015

MDA

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work, good training, good people to work with

Cons

Too much reorganization leaving roles and responsibilities unclear

4.0

Sep 4, 2014

Good pay (contractor), good people, slightly sterile environment

Mechanical engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

MDA Montreal has got satellite design down to a science. Overall, a great place to learn about the different aspects of the industry.

Cons

The cost of equipment failure looms large, making it necessary to improve the products/procedures in very small increments. There is a recipe and you are encouraged to master it, not improve upon it. The product is extremely complex, requiring job descriptions to be quite narrow to ensure the person is capable of focusing on developing the necessary expertise.

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