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 (40) , 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 pros of working at MBDA according to real employee reviews?

"people are great and very flexible" ((in 107 reviews)); "Good Benefits and site." ((in 90 reviews)); "Dynamic working enabling a good work life balance." ((in 77 reviews)); "The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products." ((in 58 reviews)); "I've been working in the fpga team for over a year total and the team is great." ((in 42 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 44 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)); "lack of diversity and very local not appealing to a non local" ((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

(1,034 total reviews)

Éric Béranger

85% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

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MBDA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,034 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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5.0

Jun 10, 2025

Best Company to work for

Logistics team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Introduction to the business , felt very welcomed , good flexibility , amazing work life balance , opportunities to develop , a lot of training available , good benefits . high standard of work environment. Great people to work with - open, honest , focused on performance , quality and everything else you would expect from a top employer .

Cons

None that I've discovered at my 1 year anniversary

MBDA Response

11mo

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

Jun 10, 2025

overall satisfaction in the role at MBDA

Configuration manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dynamic Working agreement. Bonus Scheme. Pension, Site quality - landscaped nicely. Office quality.

Cons

Long queues with people getting coffee and thus not producing. training on new starters on PLM tool.

4.0

Jun 9, 2025

Well compensated and flexible, but behind the curve

Analysis engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and culture Decent salary Lots of benefits

Cons

Lacking in leadership Pay could be better

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