FAQs Frequently Asked Questions

All employees at MBDA, including graduates and apprentices, when starting with us are required to hold a default BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check and.UK Security Clearance (as required for the role).

To obtain this, you must meet the MBDA and the UK Government’s eligibility criteria, which typically includes:

-          Having UK or UK dual nationality (with proof of this and any naturalisation, rescindment and overseas travel cards or ID provided)

-          Having the right to work in the UK (usually a UK passport, birth certificate or visa)

-          Having lived in the UK for the past 5 years (with details of travel outside of the UK in excess of 28 days)

If your application is successful, we will check your eligibility by reviewing documents such as your birth certificate, passport, current address and educational certificates. You will also need to complete medical clearance. For more information, visit our security and vetting page.

If the security requirement has not been met for the role, you will be informed.  There is no requirement in law to inform a candidate seeking to work with or in support of MBDA, why they have been refused, if the decision has been made on security grounds.  

We are a European company with customers all over the world. Some of our employees do have the opportunity to spend a short time abroad, although this doesn't happen for everyone.

Some of our external placements on our graduate scheme could be based overseas.
 

Yes. Our Dynamic Working model has allowed our employees to work more flexibly which helps them balance their individual lifestyle needs while still ensuring the business needs are met.

Contracted hours are 37 per week for full-time employees. The hours worked are agreed between employees and their manager. 

Hybrid working is standard for most MBDA UK employees, although this will vary between teams and specific jobs. For example, manufacturing employees will be on-site almost 100% of the time, while other engineering teams may be on-site in 2-4 days a week. 

Individual job adverts give an indication of the expected hybrid work patterns, and these can be discussed further with your recruiter when applying.  

There is no reason why you can't apply for another role, so long as you can demonstrate that you have the skills to also do another role. Be careful though, applying for lots of different roles that require lots of different skills will only weaken your application overall. Just make sure you log in with the same username and password that you created when you applied the first time around.

Whilst we encourage you to apply for a specific role, we understand there may not always be something suitable open at that time. We have created Talent communities within our jobs search function which allow you to submit your CV and allows our recruiters to match against new vacancies. We would also encourage you to monitor the website, keep an eye out for new roles and check out our “events” page for up and coming careers events.

No. Due to the nature of our business and security restrictions that are applied, we are unable to sponsor any visa applications. The relevant security clearance must be gained for all roles based in the UK.

Please see Security Requirements for more information. 

Please let us know when you are called for interview and a member of the team can discuss how we can best support you.

You can also find out more on our Accessibility page. 

Yes, we provide interview feedback over the phone to every candidate that attends their interview - whether on-site or virtually. 

In addition to regular contact from the recruitment team, you will also be assigned a buddy. Your buddy will be your point of contact within your team and can answer any questions you may have from “What is the dress code” to “What day do we get paid”.

You will be given access to our dedicated MBDA on-boarding portals - one for general information and introductions to the business, and one for formal procedures and paperwork. 

Yes, MBDA has a wide range of employee led networks available for all to join. 

Visit our Belonging page for a list of some of what's currently on offer. You can also find out more on our Rewards page. 

If you cannot find the answer you are looking for on our website, please make sure to contact us and we will do our best to assist you. 

Yes. We are happy to consider part-time working for most roles. 

Please note that even if a vacancy on our website does not explicitly state it is available part-time, please feel free to apply and state your preference. Alternatively, contact us before applying to ask, with a note any jobs you are looking to apply to.