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 110 reviews)); "Good benefits (pension contribution / bonus)" ((in 86 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 80 reviews)); "The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products." ((in 53 reviews)); "I've been working in the fpga team for over a year total and the team is great." ((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 52 reviews)); "No beating about the bush: salaries are low compared to equivalent London" ((in 50 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)); "Lots of “Heads of” senior managers but all lacking the leadership that can exert influence and create value." ((in 7 reviews))

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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

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,029 total reviews)

Éric Béranger

91% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

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4.6

Work/Life balance

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

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 1,029 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

4.0

Apr 5, 2022

Good Compensation but a lot of work needed on culture

Principal systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

standard pay for industry (offset well by pension scheme) very good benefits very good pension scheme Good site locations for young engineers and graduates Funded Diversity and Inclusion communities.

Cons

Some projects have a toxic work cultures. Some projects have a chronic under resourcing issue. Company culture has some resistance to change. Promotion seems to be a time served attitude

5.0

Mar 27, 2022

Great Graduate Scheme

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance. Great rewards and benefits. Interesting and engaging work.

Cons

Pay is perhaps better elsewhere

4.0

Mar 22, 2022

Interesting work

Business and project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work with the ability to move regularly between projects

Cons

It is a little outdated in some respects. Needs a lot of work to become leaner and more efficient.

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