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?

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) , 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 104 reviews)); "Good Benefits and site." ((in 80 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 79 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 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 57 reviews)); "No beating about the bush: salaries are low compared to equivalent London" ((in 47 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)); "Career progression speed seems largely dependant on how good you are at reporting to your management chains (function or project), not necessarily good results but high quality reporting of them." ((in 10 reviews))

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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.

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4.4

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,031 total reviews)

Éric Béranger

91% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

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4.6

Work/Life balance

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

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 1,031 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

Oct 6, 2025

First Months

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Team I've been assigned to are all very helpful and always strive to guide you in the right direction.

Cons

The Occ Health Hearing test could be better? (No cubicle for test? ie, sporadic results)

MBDA Response

8mo

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

Oct 2, 2025

Good Worklife balance but very slow.

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits and site. Very good Work life balance.

Cons

Very slow most of the time.

5.0

Oct 1, 2025

Great company

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technical excellence Looks after people Great training Varied career opportunities Business stability Future investment Focus on inclusivity

Cons

Tools and IM limited by security constraints Pace of improvement can be a bit variable depending on area

MBDA Response

8mo

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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