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 (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 105 reviews)); "Good Benefits and site." ((in 85 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 77 reviews)); "The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products." ((in 56 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 52 reviews)); "No beating about the bush: salaries are low compared to equivalent London" ((in 48 reviews)); "Poor management and stressful." ((in 29 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

(1,037 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 1,037 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

May 20, 2025

MBDA - a place to build a career and continuously grow as an individual.

Project controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to develop and grow. ability to shape own career path while having good guidance and support available. Dynamic working enabling a good work life balance. wide variety of work within Project Controls enabling opportunity to specialise or constantly build new skills. Strong Company Values which shape the open and inclusive culture Large backlog of work - constantly busy (both a Pro and Con)

Cons

Standard constraints of working within a Defence company. Large backlog of work - constantly busy (both a Pro and Con)

5.0

May 20, 2025

Great place to work, interesting work and culture is team orientated and friendly

Project controls manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People centric organisation Interesting and diverse projects with opportunities to work in hybrid roles e.g. project controls and project management Good support from Project Controls function Supportive and trusting approach to remote working

Cons

Can be chaotic but accept the challenge! Complex environment even for people that come in from similar industry

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.

5.0

May 16, 2025

Great place to work

Domain lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly; Focus on people; Highly professional; Great campus; Plenty of career and personal development opportunities; Fully support work/life balance through Dynamic Working arrangements; Employees are empowered to do their best work

Cons

Competitive salaries, but not exceptional

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.

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