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

Aerospace Engineering Group (AERO) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s aviation engineering and integration capabilities, focusing on aircraft modification, system integration, and technical project management. AERO takes mission requirements and transforms them into operational assets by designing, engineering, and integrating new systems and technologies. The group manages aviation project lifecycles, from concept to testing, ensuring aircraft modifications meet performance, safety, and airworthiness standards. With a unified structure, AERO leverages its engineering expertise and project management capabilities to enhance Metrea’s aviation fleet, supporting a range of specialized operations through innovation and technical excellence.

Position Summary

The Aircraft Lead role is a working lead position where you will be responsible for hands‑on troubleshooting, modification, maintenance and integration of complex ISR mission systems while directing a team of technicians in a Part 145 repair station aligning with Part 21 capabilities. This role focuses on planning and sequencing personnel from different specialties in the installation of concurrent aircraft modifications and mission equipment in accordance with the Repair Station Manual/Quality Control Manual (RSM/QCM), OEM data, and applicable FAA regulations.

What You'll Do

Lead day to day execution of ISR integration and maintenance work packages from induction through return to service.
Contribute to work scope definition and execution planning by evaluating project requirements, determining personnel and tooling needs, and estimating labor hours for modification and maintenance tasks.
Perform and provide direct technical guidance in troubleshooting, aircraft inspections, and aircraft maintenance.
Order parts and track part statuses to meet aircraft delivery timelines.
Mentor technicians, enforce safe work practices and housekeeping, and ensure all maintenance, alterations, and tests are performed and recorded in full compliance with the repair station’s procedures and relevant data.
Interpret engineering drawings, STCs, and installation packages, and provide feedback to engineering on discrepancies and design improvements.
Coordinate functional checks, ground tests, and post‑mod verification of avionics and ISR systems, ensuring proper configuration and performance to ensure delivery of a fully functional mission platform.