MBDA reviews

4.4

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,032 total reviews)
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Éric Béranger

91% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

MBDA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,032 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MBDA employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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5.0
Jan 4, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

work life balance pension scheme

Cons

repetitive otherwise very good company

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3mo
Thank-you for taking the time to leave a review. We value all feedback and are happy to see you are enjoying life at MBDA. If there are any points you would like to explore further with us, please do contact us on resourcing@mbda.co.uk and we will make sure to pass on to the relevant managers or teams.
4.0
Jan 2, 2025

Expanding, really good at caring for people, but sometimes frustrating

Anonymous employee
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Pros

MBDA really cares about their people and they want to make sure you are well-supported. This includes wanting to continuously develop their people. They are actively investing in infrastructure and expanding at present (Jan 2025). There are lots of opportunities to move up, diagonally, or sideways on the career ladder internally.

Cons

It's the defence industry, so there an interesting duality of the cutting-edge and yet risk aversion. The company wants to go fast, but also can't because of the processes that we are required to adhere to. Sometimes, tools are a bit dated. The multi-national structure hinders things I feel, because certain decisions have to be agreed across the five national companies, which is hard to do sometimes.

5.0
Jan 2, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

MBDA is a long established and growing company in the European defence sector. Its core values and inclusive culture are strongly promoted at all levels. As a place to work at it is friendly and collaborative environment where the level of support given to employees is second to none. Remuneration is very good and promotion prospects are excellent for all who want a long-term career. Of note it Is a particularly valuable employer of ex-UK Armed Forces personnel who find the transition easy given the nature of both MBDA's business and the way the company recognises service leavers' unique skills, be they an RAF junior rank or a retired naval admiral. MBDA's on-site facilities are modern and working practices are very good allowing for an excellent work-life balance. Unusually, all MBDA employees get an annual bonus and the company pension is first rate.

Cons

The only downside is that MBDA is centred in 3 main sites in the UK: Stevenage, Bristol and Bolton/North Manchester. That said, if you live (or want to live) within an hour or so from any of those locations then MBDA should be one of your choices for future employment.

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3mo
Thank-you for taking the time to leave a review. We value all feedback and are happy to see you are enjoying life at MBDA.
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