Airborne Sensor Operator

Metrea

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats. Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service – spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack – from the lab to the field – we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It's a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific. Special Air Missions Group (SAM) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Special Mobility, and Aerial Firefighting (AFF) capabilities. SAM oversees the integration of new mission systems, ensuring operational readiness across specialized aviation operations. It manages fleet maintenance, regulatory compliance, and strategic partnerships to enhance mission effectiveness. By consolidating expertise and infrastructure, SAM ensures Metrea’s airborne capabilities remain adaptable and mission-ready across dynamic operational environments.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
4+ years of ISR Aviation experience related to job duties described
2+ years of ISR Aviation experience in multi-crew platform required
Must have the ability to operate airborne mission computers and related systems, and have tactical moving map software knowledge
Microsoft Office Suite
Experience with theater specific Special Instructions (SPINs), Rules of Engagement (ROE), and Special Operating Procedures (SOPs)
FAA Class III medical certificate required
Ability to meet program training, DoD medical examination requirements for deployment, any additional pre-deployment contractual requirements, and ability to maintain deployable status
Must be able to accomplish all duties with little or no assistance
Must have good command of the English language, oral and written
Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Employee must be a US citizen and not hold dual citizenship with another country
Employee must be able to hold and maintain a Top Secret (or higher) Security Clearance
Current U.S. Passport with 6 months’ validity required
Current U.S. Driver’s License required

Nice To Haves

2+ years of prior overseas rotation experience
Previous maritime interdiction experience
Previous Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC), Tactical Air Controller-Airborne (TAC-A), or Air Warden experience
Previous Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Moving Target Indicator (MTI), and Surface Search Radar experience
Previous Mode 1 and 3 certifications

Responsibilities

Operates electro-optical, infrared, and other sensors in support of ISR mission directives
Conducts airborne coordination with other crew members and assets to maximize the effectiveness of aircraft payloads
Performs required pre-mission activities, including but not limited to obtaining mission-specific data, pre-mission planning and coordination with supported elements, performing pre-flight equipment inspections, and briefing other crew members on mission details
Performs required post-mission activities including but not limited to maintaining any applicable operations logs, recorded data, workload data, and generating / reviewing post-mission products
Complies with assignments to support the operation and maintenance of equipment/facilities
Operates all tactical radio/communication equipment, mission computer consoles, recording equipment, optical sensors, and any other mission equipment incorporated on mission aircraft
Complies with all Operations Security (OPSEC) and Communications Security (COMSEC) requirements. Documents operations, security events, equipment status, authorized software changes and any other significant events in an operations log
Completes initial and monthly recurring training and maintains certification for operations positions
Completes Government and Corporate ancillary training
Completes all administratively required forms and documents on schedule
Ability to demonstrate multitasking in high stress situations/environments