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?

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 (55) , Systems Engineer (49) , Senior Engineer (44) , Project Manager (39) , 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 101 reviews)); "Good benefits (pension contribution / bonus)" ((in 80 reviews)); "Dynamic working enabling a good work life balance." ((in 76 reviews)); "The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products." ((in 57 reviews)); "Good opportunities to develop (both technically and professionally)" ((in 44 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 52 reviews)); "No beating about the bush: salaries are low compared to equivalent London" ((in 49 reviews)); "Poor management and stressful." ((in 28 reviews)); "Lots of “Heads of” senior managers but all lacking the leadership that can exert influence and create value." ((in 7 reviews)); "lack of diversity and very local not appealing to a non local" ((in 6 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

(1,032 total reviews)

Éric Béranger

91% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

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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

Jun 9, 2023

Great place to work!

Head of hr business partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic work life balance opportunities with dynamic working. Excellent total benefits package offered. Good career opportunities with plenty of learning resources, training courses and mentoring available Great people!!

Cons

MBDA is adapting as an organisation, looking at agile working and reviewing its operating model to ensure we can be the best we can. It has its frustrations at times but if you know a better way of doing things it’s very open to improvement ideas so rather than complain it’s easy to be a part of making it better.

MBDA Response

3y

Thank-you very much for your review. We are very happy that you are enjoying your time with us at MBDA and appreciate the honest feedback/insights.

4.0

Jun 3, 2023

Interesting work and good people but some problems

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work. Good team spirit in a lot of teams. Reasonable benefits package but not keeping up with peer companies locally or nationally

Cons

Haven’t quite adapted to not all staff being lifers and how to build sqep rapidly in todays job market. Bidding needs to be slicker and not prone to cuts at review point that leads to not being able to deliver to time BBC and cost

MBDA Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a positive review of your time at MBDA. We value your feedback and are very happy to hear you have enjoy your work and teams. Should you have any further feedback, please do not hesitate to reach out to us on resourcing@mbda.co.uk.

3.0

May 30, 2023

Ok but improvements needed

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people Lots of variety Plenty of interesting work

Cons

False promises Too many obstacles for promotion, but they will give you all the work of the higher level Different departments working like smaller businesses so no consistency on process

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