Decent place to work - Anonymous employee MBDA Employee Review

3.0
17 Jun 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

For the most part, MBDA seems to care about its employees. The benefits (excluding pay) are pretty good. The approach to flexible working is generally excellent, but this is in part dependent on your manager. Some managers do value their teams and try to support individual developments where possible.

Cons

Generally, if you raise an issue when working at MBDA, the best outcome to expect is to be reassured by supportive but empty words, leading to no improvements to the situation. Some managers are not good at managing people, and a subset of these treat their employees very poorly. This is generally not addressed by the managers above them. There are few opportunities for development, and very little internal mobility, even for sideways role transfers. Employee contributions are generally not valued highly, whether this is at the individual, team, or company level. As a result, pay is low, and annual pay rises don't match the reality of the cost of living.

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5.0
10 Oct 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

An international company that gives you amazing opportunities for international exposure (either short or long term secondment in France, UK, Italy or Germany). MBDA regroups the best of each country’s culture to make those national differences a strength developing a strong Cultural Intelligence (CQ). Huge sense of belonging working in an innovative environment in order to develop, produce and deliver cutting edge technologies within our products for our nationals and export customers. Fantastic work life balance opportunities with hybrid working pattern.

Cons

Due to the nature of our products (Defence) it might sometimes be difficult or inappropriate sharing our day to day job achievements or successes outside the company.

4.0
5 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fantastic company to work for. Great Benefits. Relaxed Atmosphere 90% of the time.

Cons

Pay could have been much better. Not much room for growth.

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