Does MBDA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MBDA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 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?

93% 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 (55) , Systems Engineer (49) , Senior Engineer (44) , Project Manager (39) , Senior Systems Engineer (32) , Software Engineer (32) , Engineer (30) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (24) , Graduate Engineer (20) , Ingénieur (20) , Principal Systems Engineer (19) , 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 105 reviews)); "Good benefits (pension contribution / bonus)" ((in 83 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 76 reviews)); "The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products." ((in 51 reviews)); "Good opportunities to develop (both technically and professionally)" ((in 43 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 41 reviews)); "Poor management and stressful." ((in 26 reviews)); "That said if you work in the right department, have a good manager and your face fits you get better treatment." ((in 13 reviews)); "lack of diversity and very local not appealing to a non local" ((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.

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4.4

93% would recommend to a friend

(1,024 total reviews)

Éric Béranger

90% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Senior management

MBDA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,024 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

3.0

May 28, 2021

Terrible management

Senior electronic engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very safe, low stress, easy work

Cons

Poor pay and development if you’re not a chosen member

3.0

Feb 8, 2021

Trying to head in the right direction

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some very interesting work. Educational opportunities. Good facilities and remote working. Good colleagues. Lots of new younger staff are trying to steer the company in the right direction.

Cons

Management out of touch and out of date. Programmes run to meet the next deadline/fire/alligator snapping at your heels which has led to a culture of throwing people and money at the problem along with a JFDI attitude. Lots of silo'ing, heaps of unnecessary paperwork, failure to use modern tools correctly (a computer is a typewriter, so type). Designs drive requirements. Management risk losing the new younger staff or turning them into 1970's civil servants and perpetuate the cycle.

4.0

Jun 14, 2020

Friendly environment, noncompetitive pay.

Integration engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly people for the most part, a few oldies who can't let go of the glory days. Interesting work, missiles are pretty cool. Varied things going on.

Cons

Slow and beauracratic. I found that in my 4 years there I was never fully occupied, while others seemed to be overloaded. I worked in multiple positions and always seemed to have the same problem despite asking frequently for more work.

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