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 (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 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 45 reviews)); "Poor management and stressful." ((in 28 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))

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

(1,029 total reviews)

Éric Béranger

90% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

4.1

Compensation and benefits

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

Jun 12, 2021

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexi time and there is a good focus on development

Cons

amount of work can be overwhelming at times, but there is overtime/flexi to account for it

3.0

Jun 9, 2021

Decent place to work

Mechanical architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

their attitude towards employees well-being is great, they have an on-site gym and a good occupational health department. the staff are very friendly and the onsite coffee shop is an added bonus

Cons

the culture seems to be a bit stagnant - only those within the "inner circle" get promoted. they reward poor performance by promoting people out of the role, instead of dealing with the situation. the progression structure seems to be subjective and there is a lack of motivation when you are all painted with the same brush - despite performing better or worse than your peers.

5.0

Jun 9, 2021

Software Engineering

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great team with people always willing to help you with any technical challenges. The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products. Structured software development and true software engineering is practiced, working on projects that make a difference. Lots of pride in working on different software projects.

Cons

Some challenges with tools, but this is mainly due to the critical nature of software that we develop. So really not a con, but more due to the lifetime of some of the software products.

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