Is MBDA a good company to work for as a Graduate Systems Engineer?

Graduate Systems Engineer professionals working at MBDA have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 29 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of MBDA employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Graduate Systems Engineer Jobs at MBDA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Graduate Systems Engineer interview questions at MBDA .

Does MBDA pay Graduate Systems Engineer employees well?

Graduate Systems Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at MBDA with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Graduate Systems Engineer salaries at MBDA.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MBDA?

Principal Engineer (56) , Systems Engineer (49) , Senior Engineer (44) , Project Manager (40) , Software Engineer (33) , Senior Systems Engineer (32) , Engineer (30) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (24) , Graduate Engineer (20) , Ingénieur (20) , Principal Systems Engineer (20) , 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 109 reviews)); "Good Benefits and site." ((in 92 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 51 reviews)); "I've been working in the fpga team for over a year total and the team is great." ((in 48 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 55 reviews)); "No beating about the bush: salaries are low compared to equivalent London" ((in 46 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 12 reviews)); "Lots of “Heads of” senior managers but all lacking the leadership that can exert influence and create value." ((in 7 reviews))

MBDA Graduate Systems Engineer reviews

4.0

100% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Éric Béranger

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

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Graduate Systems Engineer employees have rated MBDA with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Graduate Systems Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. MBDA is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Graduate Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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29 reviews

4.0

Jul 15, 2024

Experience so far.

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive Team and Good work/life balance

Cons

No negative comments at the moment.

MBDA Response

1y

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

3.0

Apr 15, 2024

Inconsistent Recognition

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work can be interesting. Most individuals are nice to work with. Grad scheme allows for trying different departments and types of role.

Cons

Grad scheme pays lower than other comparable companies. Grad placement rating and pay rises are entirely dependent on the department (people in one department can be doing more than those in another but receive less pay rise). Despite expectation of grads spending ~30% time on extras beyond the day job, there's no recognition for this in reviews. Some managers shouldn't be managing. Grads pushed to be on site even when the rest of the team WFH - not the balance that's advertised.

5.0

Sep 21, 2023

Supportive

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance. Good opportunities for progression. Good office culture, every one is very down to Earth and helpful. Flexibility around working hours and opportunities to work from home.

Cons

Due to being a large defence organisation, there is a lot of bureaucracy involved to make seemingly small changes and to do trivial things. Slow to upgrade monitors, desktops, etc.

MBDA Response

2y

Thank-you for taking the time to leave a review. We value your (very positive!) feedback.

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