Company Overview

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

Special Air Missions Group - US (SAM - US) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s 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 - US ensures Metrea’s airborne capabilities remain adaptable and mission-ready across dynamic operational environments

Position Summary

Reporting to the Head of Special Air Missions (US), the Head of Aviation Operations (US) leads the Aviation Operations (US) Capability Area and serves as its accountable manager. This leader is accountable for integrating and assuring the compliant, safe, reliable, effective, efficient, and evolvable (CSRE³) conduct of aviation operations in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and the Metrea’s Management System. The role is also accountable for the Special Mission Aviation function, which currently operates as a Part 135 certificate holder. This role will be accountable for growing the Special Mission Aviation function into a global Special Mission Aviation capability fully aligned with Metrea’s delivery of defense effects-as-a-service.

The Head of Aviation Operations (US) ensures the Capability Area has the management structure, competent personnel, resources, standards, manuals, systems, and independent safety oversight necessary to conduct worldwide deployed aviation operations compliantly and safely. The role promotes safety policy, develops a strong safety culture, and ensures continuous improvement across the operating system.

The Head of Aviation Operations (US) synchronizes Flight Operations, Crew Training, Safety, Security, and Compliance functions across the Capability Area; connects Aviation Operations (US) with the Maintenance (US) and Continuous Airworthiness Management Organization (US) Capability Areas; and serves as the primary Aviation Operations (US) interface with File Underwriters, File Sponsors, Support Groups, and Market Groups. The role translates Group direction into an integrated operating model, enables functional leaders to execute their responsibilities, and maintains clear accountability for operational performance, risk, readiness, and regulatory assurance.