Does MBDA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MBDA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MBDA. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MBDA?

92% of MBDA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MBDA 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MBDA?

Principal Engineer (56) , Systems Engineer (49) , Senior Engineer (44) , Project Manager (40) , Software Engineer (33) , Senior Systems Engineer (32) , Engineer (30) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (24) , Graduate Engineer (20) , Ingénieur (20) , Principal Systems Engineer (20) , Stage Ingénieur (18) , Project Controller (17) , Senior Principal Engineer (16) , Stagiaire (13)

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

"people are great and very flexible" ((in 106 reviews)); "Good benefits (pension contribution / bonus)" ((in 89 reviews)); "Great work life balance / flexible working" ((in 76 reviews)); "The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products." ((in 58 reviews)); "I've been working in the fpga team for over a year total and the team is great." ((in 40 reviews))

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

"Low pay compared to other companies in the industry Type of work usually requires on site working" ((in 53 reviews)); "No beating about the bush: salaries are low compared to equivalent London" ((in 47 reviews)); "Poor management and stressful." ((in 28 reviews)); "lack of diversity and very local not appealing to a non local" ((in 7 reviews)); "Lots of “Heads of” senior managers but all lacking the leadership that can exert influence and create value." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about MBDA layoffs in 2026?

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

MBDA reviews

4.4

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,037 total reviews)

Éric Béranger

85% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

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MBDA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,037 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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1K reviews

5.0

Aug 16, 2024

Fantastic recruitment, onboarding and settling in experience

It service delivery manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positive, people focused culture. As a new starter, I've felt welcomed, informed and supported during my initial 6 weeks. The team have shared information, check in regularly and ensured I have been invited to meetings for visibility and learning purposes.

Cons

Nothing identified so far - hopefully that will continue as my experiences in other sectors and businesses have not been as wholly positive in the initial few months

5.0

Aug 14, 2024

Salary

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for with good working hours and benefits package

Cons

Pay could be a little higher

MBDA Response

1y

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.

4.0

Aug 12, 2024

There are pockets of good but bad behaviours across functions can make it miserable

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Dynamic leave. Effort to keep people engaged in the business. Great visibility of seniors .throughout the year.

Cons

If you're looking for a typical project manager role here, you're unlikely to find it. All accountability but no respect for the function or delegation to be empowered to deliver. Too many file sharing systems. Great central training but lack of community sharing within functions which hinders project delivery. Objectives are not challenging and do not encourage development. Therefore motivation is challenging. No clear development paths communicated to individuals. You have to be lucky to have clarity on your future.

MBDA Response

1y

Thank-you for taking the time to leave a review on Glassdoor for us. While it seems you are enjoying many aspects of your time at MBDA, should you wish to discuss any of the other aspects further, please do contact us on resourcing@mbda.co.uk and we will make sure to pass on to the relevant managers or teams.

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