Airborne Sensor Operator

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 (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.

Position Summary

The Airborne Sensor Operator (ASO) is responsible for operating electro-optical, infrared, and other mission sensors in support of Continental United States (CONUS) or Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance operations. The ASO also complies with assignments to support the operation and maintenance of equipment and facilities. The ASO is responsible for operating all tactical radio/communication equipment, mission computer consoles, recording equipment, and any mission equipment incorporated on the aircraft .

What You'll Do

• 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
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