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 (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 106 reviews)); "Good Benefits and site." ((in 84 reviews)); "The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products." ((in 49 reviews)); "I've been working in the fpga team for over a year total and the team is great." ((in 45 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with" ((in 31 reviews))

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

"No beating about the bush: salaries are low compared to equivalent London" ((in 48 reviews)); "Low pay compared to other companies in the industry Type of work usually requires on site working" ((in 47 reviews)); "Poor management and stressful." ((in 27 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.

MBDA reviews

4.4

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,034 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 1,034 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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4.0

Nov 2, 2023

Great place

Operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for.

Cons

With it being a big company, change can be at a very slow pace.

5.0

Nov 1, 2023

Brilliant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Full of warm, bright, passionate, innovative, and collaborative people. - Feel like you’re making a difference to keeping everyone safe. - Company cares for its staff, invests in training, and has good work policies. - International in outlook with opportunities for travel in many roles. - Somewhere you can stay and develop a long or varied career.

Cons

- Collaborative culture can mean things move slowly. - As people rarely leave, and with some positions earmarked for other nations, it can limit some progression routes.

5.0

Oct 29, 2023

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Manufacturing programme manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great culture, diverse workforce and programmes

Cons

It can be slow at times to get stuff done

MBDA Response

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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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