Pros
1. Very interesting and challenging projects in Earth Observation 2. Always something new to learn 3. Clever colleagues who are great to work with and are committed to excellence 4. Good work/life balance (flex time, vacation allowance , work from home 2-days week) 5. Good workplace culture, committed, respectful, team based 6. From my perspective, good promotion of diversity and inclusion, although probably room to further improve
Kontras
1. Poor incentives for long term retention: given that the Earth Observation missions MDA works on take years to design and build and then last a decade or more, there is a need for long term retention of domain knowledge and expertise but there are no incentives to encourage this. 2. While MDA works in a very technical field, senior management (especially those fairly new) sometimes make decisions without consulting with relevant technical staff who have been in the field for many years. 3. Over emphasis on "One MDA" failing to recognize that different parts of the company have different needs 4. Sometimes need to work long hours over short periods to meet deadlines NB Pros outweigh the Cons!