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) , 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 104 reviews)); "Good Benefits and site." ((in 88 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 54 reviews)); "Good opportunities to develop (both technically and professionally)" ((in 46 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 44 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

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,027 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 1,027 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

Jul 31, 2025

Flexible

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, focused, disciplined, interesting, thought-provoking

Cons

Speed, pay, area, travel, lunch

5.0

Jul 29, 2025

Work For a UK Leading Defence Company Based in Lancashire

Software project lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Innovative engineered products - Values driven company which looks after its staff - Reward and recognition scheme is very good, especially pension scheme - Subsidised canteen which offers fresh food every day at low prices - Excellent training and career development opportunities - Friendly atmosphere with helpful colleagues - Very healthy sales order book with plenty of engineering projects for the future - Proactive innovation and r & d function, Spark Works are awesome - Structured & process driven engineering team which I really like - Rob in recruitment team was very helpful during the onboarding process - Good management structure in place

Cons

- It is a large business so very different environment to SME so has been a bit of an adjustment from my previous roles in much smaller businesses - There are a lot of doors to go through when moving around the site, although it is a defence company so to be expected - Some of the systems can take a bit of time to get used to but generally ok - SC clearance can take a bit of time to come through which results in a slightly longer recruitment process but I did receive regular comms throughout so wasn't too bad to be fair. Again it is a pre-requisite requirement if working for a defence company.

MBDA Response

10mo

Thank-you for taking the time to leave a review. We value all feedback and are happy to see you are enjoying life at MBDA.

4.0

Jul 27, 2025

Decent enough

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dynamic working Plenty of travel Overtime

Cons

Overtime could be paid at a higher rate (currently 1.25x) Promotion in engineering is slow Level 5 and above cannot earn overtime but are expected to work at least 10% more than their contracted hours...which is incredibly toxic and why I won't be sticking around to that level

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