Does MDA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MDA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MDA. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MDA?

73% 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 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MDA?

Software Engineer (62) , Engineer (26) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (20) , Member Of Technical Staff (19) , Software Developer (19) , 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 94 reviews)); "Interesting projects and good benefits." ((in 46 reviews)); "Work is generally well managing leading to a good work/life balance" ((in 31 reviews)); "The hours are flexible: core hours are 9AM" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good culture and interesting work" ((in 20 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 60 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to level of experience" ((in 54 reviews)); "Poor management keeps changing everything" ((in 43 reviews)); "Very low compensation and thus fast turn around" ((in 18 reviews)); "The company doesn't think we're worth a fair wage and upper management is awful, taking a 20% pay raise and telling employees tough luck when asking for a raise to alleviate the effects of inflation." ((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.

MDA reviews

3.6

73% would recommend to a friend

(647 total reviews)

Mike Greenley

52% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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MDA has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 647 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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647 reviews

4.0

Aug 30, 2025

okay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

hybrid, no micromanagement, good benefits

Cons

high workload, upper mgmt not aware of project details

2.0

Jan 19, 2025

not a nice place to work

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

solid corporate structure and nothing else

Cons

slow, repetitive, big-space, poor management

3.0

Jan 19, 2025

Slow Corporate Culture

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A decent company to work for, especially if you have an interest in the space industry. High technical expertise and diversity within the companies engineering departments. 40h week with paid OT encourages work-life balance.

Cons

Despite union representation, pay is moderately below par for many engineering disciplines in southern Ontario (i.e. Software, Systems, Controls). I found better career opportunities and compensation by leaving, Processes are slow and dated. Middle management is overloaded. Since leaving the company, MDA has dragged its feet with paying out my commuted pension.

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