Lead Training Captain

Metrea•Temecula, CA

1d•$195,000 - $215,000•Hybrid

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. Group Overview Air Mobility Group (AIRMOB) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s aerial refueling (AAR) capabilities, ensuring the readiness and operational effectiveness of the tanker fleet. AIRMOB oversees fleet management, maintenance, and airworthiness, working to sustain and enhance refueling operations. It manages the integration of new processes and technologies, ensuring that tanker aircraft remain mission-ready through effective logistics, maintenance oversight, and regulatory compliance. By coordinating across various teams, AIRMOB ensures the fleet meets both current and future operational needs, supporting a range of specialized air mobility missions. Position Summary In this role you will be responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive pilot training programs for KC-135 operations. This role ensures compliance with aviation regulations, oversees simulator and flight training, and mentors instructor pilots to maintain the highest standards of safety and proficiency. In addition to these responsibilities, the position also serves as a Pilot-in-Command (PIC) of Metrea Strategic Mobility’s KC-135 tanker aircraft. In this capacity, the individual exercises final authority for the safe and compliant operation of assigned missions, leads flight crews through all phases of flight, and ensures strict adherence to FAA regulations, company policies, operational specifications, and contractual requirements. PIC responsibilities include mission planning and execution, sound aeronautical decision-making consistent with the SMS, and the completion of post-flight duties. The role requires maintaining all required qualifications, training, certifications, and currency, and performing additional flight-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Aviation Management or related field or equivalent experience
Extensive KC-135 flight experience and instructor/evaluator background
Strong organizational and leadership skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Familiarity with LMS and training software
ATP Multi-Engine Land with B-707/B-720 Type Ratings
Previous USAF Instructor certification for KC-135
Current Certified Flight Instructor Instrument and AMEL Instructor
Valid Driver’s License and US Passport
Ability to maintain a Secret clearance
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen
Ability to maintain Secret clearance throughout employment
Role requires adherence to export control regulations (ITAR/EAR)
Employment is contingent on meeting all clearance and adjudication requirements

Responsibilities

Develop and implement initial, recurrent, and specialized pilot training programs.
Ensure compliance with FAA, ICAO, and company standards.
Conduct instruction in the aircraft.
Conduct evaluations and audits to maintain training effectiveness.
Mentor and supervise instructor pilots.
Manage simulator and flight training resources.
Integrate SMS and risk management practices into training.
Stay current with advancements in aviation training and technology.
Provide ground, simulator, and inflight instruction aboard a KC-135R/RG and C-135FR aircraft as appropriate.
Maintain appropriate flight currencies in the KC-135R/RG and C-135FR as appropriate.
Serve as Pilot-in-Command (PIC) of Metrea Strategic Mobility’s KC-135 tanker aircraft.
Exercise final authority for the safe and compliant operation of assigned missions.
Lead flight crews through all phases of flight.
Ensure strict adherence to FAA regulations, company policies, operational specifications, and contractual requirements.
Perform mission planning and execution.
Make sound aeronautical decisions consistent with the SMS.
Complete post-flight duties.
Maintain all required qualifications, training, certifications, and currency.
Perform additional flight-related duties as assigned.