Does CAE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CAE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CAE. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CAE?

66% of CAE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CAE 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CAE?

Software Developer (101) , Software Engineer (81) , Integration Specialist (58) , Project Manager (48) , Manager (41) , Systems Software Specialist (31) , Instructor (26) , Simulator Technician (25) , Software Systems Specialist (20) , Engineer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (19) , Flight Instructor (16) , Intern (16) , Flight Simulator Technician (15) , Mechanical Designer (14)

What are the pros of working at CAE according to real employee reviews?

"Great projects and people." ((in 170 reviews)); "good benefits for employees and hybrid work" ((in 126 reviews)); "Flexible hours with California Fridays (Friday afternoon off when the hours been done during the week)" ((in 68 reviews)); "Good culture and people to work with" ((in 65 reviews)); "Not scared to hire less qualified folks and help them grow within the company Good work life balance" ((in 58 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CAE according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and could be better" ((in 60 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs are really saddening" ((in 47 reviews)); "Managers don't like if you don't do overtime on weekly basis." ((in 39 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 38 reviews)); "Low Resources poor operations no training for new hires" ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about CAE layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CAE layoffs and their outlook for job security at CAE in 2026.

What are the top reviewed CAE locations?

Dallas , Tampa , Mesa , Arlington , Sarasota , Orlando , Phoenix , Whippany , Austin , Las Vegas , Morristown , New York , Fort Rucker , Broken Arrow , Albuquerque , Irving , Jersey City , Washington , Texas City , Little Rock , Sherwood , San Diego , Colorado Springs , Pueblo , Allentown , Robins AFB , Dallas-Fort Worth , Newark , Dothan , Lake Forest

CAE reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,811 total reviews)

Matthew Bromberg

52% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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CAE has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,811 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Nov 27, 2016

Needs new engineers and a product refresh

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great travel opportunities and compensation package. You are provided with everything you need if you work from home.

Cons

Mid-level management are lukewarm at best; many have no supervisory experience at all. Company tends to push product to market before beta testing, or market surveying and spends a lot of time trying to fix engineering issues that could have been identified had product not been pushed to market.

4.0

Nov 17, 2016

Designer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work was very interesting....great place to work.

Cons

Really can't say anything negative about the company.

3.0

Nov 3, 2016

Depressing environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company allows for "California Friday" early leave if the work is done. Christmas Season office shutdown is a nice bonus to the vacation time. Relatively good vacation time allowance.

Cons

Never-ending waves of lay off. Started with once a year then twice a year now almost every month. Mostly affect "working horses" while keeping upper level management resulting in one of the highest concentration of managers per a worker. Company cuts on everything starting from benefits ending with the office coffee. Excessive formality around business related subjects. Obscure lay off reasoning.

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