I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at MBDA (Bristol, England) in Feb 2020
Interview
Interviewed in person with two engineers, lasted around 90 minutes in total. Questions are very value based (make sure you know the company values and can give an example of when you've applied them). If you have enough scenarios to demonstrate your key skills you'll be fine.
Offered the role within within 5 days but salary was lower than my current salary (which they knew) and were unwilling to negotiate. Be wary if applying based on agency advert as salaries quoted are unrealistic.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What are the core values of the company and give an example of when you have demonstrated them. (follow on questions deeply focus on one of these)
First there was a written application questions asking you about yourself and suitability for the role. This was followed by online assessments consisting of numerical tests and situational judgment and personality tests. The situational component included recording video responses to certain situations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Online recorded responses to a situational judgment test.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at MBDA (Stevenage, England) in Nov 2025
Interview
Over-all positive and wouldn't be averse to applying to the company again in the future however reading between the lines of what they were saying did however give some doubt. Got the impression that they would be quite unflexible, salary would be "competitive" (ie the minumum they could get away with) and career progression might be slow.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MBDA (La Spezia) in Oct 2025
Interview
Prima si fa un colloquio conoscitivo con l'HR, dopodiché, se lo si passa, si va allo step tecnico. Qui ci sono due capetti di mbda del settore specifico che ti tartassano di domande teoriche e pratiche soprattutto sui progetti che hai messo nel cv. Ripassarsi bene le domande qui di Glassdoor perché l'impostazione è sempre la stessa.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Domande che riguardavano le basi di TCP e UDP, cosa utilizzavo tra i due in un progetto, lo schema ISO/OSI in generale, cosa significano public, private, protected, ereditarietà e polimorfismo con esempi, liste, come progetteresti un ascensore