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 105 reviews)); "Good benefits (pension contribution / bonus)" ((in 90 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 73 reviews)); "The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products." ((in 51 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 51 reviews)); "No beating about the bush: salaries are low compared to equivalent London" ((in 47 reviews)); "Poor management and stressful." ((in 25 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

93% would recommend to a friend

(1,024 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 1,024 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

5.0

Oct 3, 2017

Good company, varried experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours Good bonus Reasonable salary Exposure to lots of new technologies Large project opertunities

Cons

Promotion is easier through internal mobility

4.0

Oct 2, 2017

Mechanical engineering summer placement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work, was give a whole host of real projects and exciting things to work on. I was in the analysis department and did lots of FEA and hand calcs. Flexi time was great and ment you could leave at 12.30 on a friday, as well as take overtime off as paid holiday.

Cons

Pay inst particularly competitive.

3.0

Sep 13, 2017

A good place to work but lots of improvements needed to make it great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture is good. It is not high-pressured and micromanagement is not common at all. Excellent work-life balance. The benefits package is very good (reliable salary rise every year, great pension, flexi-time, canteen, parking and gym on-site, salary sacrifice schemes, bonus and much more) The work has its ups and downs like anywhere, but can be incredibly rewarding. You can progress in the company, albeit slowly.

Cons

Very heavy on middle management and other parts of the company are controlling. This means changing work practices is almost impossible. Use of old technologies. And very guilty of the "Golden Hammer" approach.

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Good company, varried experience

Mechanical engineering summer placement

A good place to work but lots of improvements needed to make it great

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