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 45 reviews)); "Work is generally well managing leading to a good work/life balance" ((in 35 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 17 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 64 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to level of experience" ((in 59 reviews)); "Poor management keeps changing everything" ((in 42 reviews)); "Low compensation with low annual merit increases" ((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

(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

3.0

Oct 27, 2023

cool product but poor management

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

hightech product, friendly colleagues, stimulating environment

Cons

Deficient, paternalistic management, with little experience in mass production,

3.0

Oct 18, 2023

Seems Cool on the Surface, but Mired in Obsolete Processes and Thinking

Senior member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- get to work on cool applications such as space robotics for human spaceflight, planetary rovers, scientific instruments

Cons

- a dearth of actual interesting technical work and opportunity to innovate. A lot of paperwork, needlessly complex processes and procedures. - Pay is not competitive. Some "passion exploitation" where the company knows they can pay an employee less than market rates for the "privilege" of working in the space sector - the commute is terrible and the company enforces a strict 3-day in-office policy where you don't get to choose which days are on site, defeating the purpose of a hybrid schedule (which is to select in-office days around your life)

4.0

Oct 18, 2023

Love the work and the people!

Sr. mts

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unionized for engineering staff. This is great to understand the salary ranges of your peers. However for new hires make sure you understand the contract is minimums and you can request more. MDA is a great place to work with great people. The work is new and exciting and it is competitive to find employment here however don’t take less just for the work. Make sure you ask for what you are worth.

Cons

Current processes are outdated and need to be rewritten. This is delayed due to the rapid growth of engineering,

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