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 107 reviews)); "Good benefits (pension contribution / bonus)" ((in 85 reviews)); "Dynamic working enabling a good work life balance." ((in 74 reviews)); "The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products." ((in 54 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 52 reviews)); "No beating about the bush: salaries are low compared to equivalent London" ((in 46 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 12 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

93% would recommend to a friend

(1,025 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 1,025 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

May 31, 2016

The work could be exciting if they employed better managers

Principal systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting technology, nice facilities and benefits package, good location with decent rail, road and air links. On site gym and restaurant

Cons

Very reactive organisation, always seems to be chasing its tail and not looking ahead to the future. Old school culture of not wanting to share undone nation and trying to have 'hero' engineers. Could do with a influx of fresh young talent.

1.0

May 27, 2016

Technician

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not a particularly good environment. Deep rooted old fashioned culture , longevity results in progression not ability. A organisation with a conservative no outlook, no serious future if happen to be black/coloured/ oriental.

Cons

Too many to list. If you have a different ethnic heritage then there is a high degree that you will not get very far in this organisation. Essentially you would be a 'Token ' , to appease the bureaucratic process and of course the statistic . The irony is a large number of the organisations customers are foreign, where orders have been secured by questionable practice , as an analogy think of football and 'bungs' .

5.0

May 21, 2016

Project Manger

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large order book, good benefits

Cons

Salary not always competitive to other industries

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