MDA reviews

3.5

72% would recommend to a friend

(645 total reviews)
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Mike Greenley

50% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

MDA has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 645 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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645 reviews
2.0
Apr 23, 2023

Misunderstanding of Company Values

Anonymous employee
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Pros

MDA is always looking for individuals working in the aerospace field. Plus, some teams really support their members to strive and be ambitious.

Cons

Sadly, MDA as a company is a massive headache and is becoming a detriment to itself. I had the misfortune of overhearing that a very strong candidate for our satellite division would not get an offer signed for them as MDA doesn't want to risk on an individual that does not have a major in engineering or computer science. My colleagues were excited to bring them in as they have the industry experience of working in aerospace, especially in relation to working with satellite telemetry. From what I understand, an offer was put forward to be signed off on for weeks now. What a waste of time and effort for administration, hiring community, and engineers to participate in an interview process for someone that MDA is actively looking yet become blindsided by MDA itself because of such nonsense. For those looking to apply at MDA, I suggest that you better major in engineering or computer science.

1.0
Apr 19, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Work on interesting projects. Every day is different.

Cons

Physicists playing at engineering, bullying project managers and massively under resourced workers.

2.0
Mar 6, 2023
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Pros

You get to say you work in the space industry If you were able to negotiate, you could get a decent salary and benefits

Cons

Go look at the leadership page: it’s almost entirely the exact same demo. And it shows in the way that they run the organization. The antiquated way of thinking, the “because I said so” leadership style and the inherent lack of trust in employees is just tragic. Even in snowstorms you’re expected to drive up to office. To do your job on the laptop that you carry with you! People managers are actually given data on when their team clocks in and out. Leadership thinks employees have a problem with the hybrid schedule. We don’t. We hate the rigidity.

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