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 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MDA?

72% of MDA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MDA 3.8 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 56 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 22 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 63 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to level of experience" ((in 54 reviews)); "Poor management keeps changing everything" ((in 39 reviews)); "Very low compensation and thus fast turn around" ((in 19 reviews)); "lot of processes and lots of useless upper management" ((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.

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3.5

72% would recommend to a friend

(645 total reviews)

Mike Greenley

50% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Senior management

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

5.0

Feb 25, 2023

Long timer

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

People, opportunity, interesting work, benefits, actual offices, free parking, onsite cafeteria, rrsp, social events

Cons

Location in suburban business park, not much nearby

5.0

Feb 24, 2023

Exciting opportunities for those with passion for space and technology

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting, challenging space projects and technology Extremely talented core of engineers Focus on personal development, internal and external training provided Stability and growth in coming years, anchored by long-term government funded programs but also historic levels of self funded commercial projects In Richmond, chance to work on projects that make a difference in the world (e.g. stemming illegal fishing, measuring climate change, tracking space debris, and many more)

Cons

Compensation is middling Must be a high achiever to succeed

4.0

Feb 20, 2023

Great team and technology

Senior gnc engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team and technology. Amazing learning experience

Cons

Very low compensation and thus fast turn around

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