Head-to-head
Telesat vs MDA Space
Which pays more, which is easier to get into, and which fits the work you want. Compared on the pay each states, the kind of company, where each hires, and the roles open right now.
Telesat
MDA SpaceTelesat vs MDA Space, in brief
, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 57 open Telesat roles and 239 open MDA Space roles.
Neither Telesat nor MDA Space posts enough pay on its roles to compare them, so compare the pay stated on the roles you would apply to, or ask at the first interview.
What we know does not show which of the two hires more of the people who apply. Telesat works in space data and services; MDA Space in spacecraft and stations.
Both hire for RF & Payloads and Systems & Test; Telesat also covers Software & IT, Launch & Ops, Programs & Business, and Supply Chain; MDA Space also covers Avionics, Mechanical, Flight Software, and Technicians.
Right now MDA Space has more live roles (239 vs 57).
Bottom line: what we know does not separate these two on pay or on how many people they hire, so choose on the specific work each hires for.
| Telesat | MDA Space | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical pay | Stated per posting | Stated per posting |
| Type of company | Space data & services · Satellite operator | Spacecraft & stations · Satellites, space robotics and Earth observation |
| Kinds of work | RF & Payloads, Software & IT, Systems & Test, Launch & Ops, Programs & Business, and Supply Chain | Systems & Test, Avionics, RF & Payloads, Mechanical, Flight Software, and Technicians |
| Where it hires | Ottawa, Ontario; Quebec; United States | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (Montreal), QC; Brampton, ON; Richmond, BC; Kanata, ON; Harwell and Stevenage, UK |
| Open roles now | 57 live | 239 live |
| Employee ratings | See its review | See its review |
Pay shows each employer's live measured band where its board has enough roles that state pay, otherwise our compiled benchmark. How we compile pay.
Best for people looking for RF & Payloads and Software & IT roles.
See 57 open roles →Best for people looking for Systems & Test and Avionics roles.
See 239 open roles →Telesat and MDA Space in our research
What the two employers' open postings on 4 Nov 2026 show, measured the same way for both by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
| Measure | Telesat | MDA Space |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles | 57 | 239 |
| Share of all open space roles | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| Posted in the last 30 days | 12 | 112 |
| Posted this week | 1 | 56 |
| Taken down this week | 4 | 5 |
| Open roles with a known posting date | 57 | 239 |
| Half of its postings come down within (days) | 20 | 22 |
| Kinds of work hiring | 8 | 12 |
| Open only to US persons or citizens | 3.5% | 32.2% |
| Name a security clearance | 17.5% | 68.2% |
| Take a diploma or an associate's degree | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Name a master's or PhD | 29.8% | 3.8% |
| Postings that state pay | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ask for weekend work | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ask for overtime or extended hours | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Name an evening, night or rotating shift | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| State a share of time traveling | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Postings that offer relocation | 1 | 1 |
| Postings that say no relocation is offered | 0 | 0 |
| Applications asking citizenship or U.S. person status | 0.0% | n/a |
| Applications asking about a security clearance | 0.0% | n/a |
| Applications asking a GPA | 0.0% | n/a |
| Applications asking SAT, ACT or GRE scores | 0.0% | n/a |
| Applications asking salary expectations | 0.0% | n/a |
| Applications asking about past work or interviews there | 0.0% | n/a |
| Starter roles (internships, new graduate, entry level) | n/a | 21 |
| Starter roles' share of its open roles | n/a | 8.8% |
| Internships and co-ops | n/a | 0 |
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Telesat vs MDA Space: common questions
Which pays more, Telesat or MDA Space?
Neither Telesat nor MDA Space posts enough pay on its roles to compare them, so compare the pay stated on the roles you would apply to, or ask at the first interview.
Is Telesat or MDA Space easier to get hired at?
What we know does not show which of the two hires more of the people who apply. Telesat works in space data and services; MDA Space in spacecraft and stations.
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