Company Overview
Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas—including airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special mission aviation, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation.
Wherever we operate, we build vertically integrated full stacks of capability—designing, building, and operating turnkey solutions that let customers scale capacity while benefiting from continuous cycles of innovation. With operators and engineers under one roof, we close the gap between lab and field—what we call connecting design with effect.
Metrea’s solutions are built for elegance: effective, efficient, and evolving. This approach enables our partners to do more with less and achieve outsized, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, Metrea has facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond.
Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EM&C) is responsible for developing flexible and survivable advanced electronic warfare and secure communications equipment while providing the industry’s leading signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber experts. Metrea specializes in signal classification, direction finding, advanced geolocation techniques, and waveform development including waveforms for MANET and LPI/LPD applications. Metrea also develops special purpose radios for government customers and licenses DF and geolocation solutions to multiple OEMs.
Position Summary
The Tactical ISR / EW Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides operational, technical, and expeditionary expertise across Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Signals Intelligence (SI), Electronic Warfare (EW), and cyber enablement in support of MSO’s Special Training and Operations (STO) mission. Tactical ISR / EW SMEs support contracted customer requirements, mission validation exercises, operational programs and projects, and capability integration efforts across the Metrea enterprise.
This role requires a blend of hands-on technical proficiency, operational judgment, and the ability to plan and execute expeditionary technical activities in complex environments with disciplined management of physical and electronic signatures. The SME advises customers, partners, and internal teams on the effective employment of ISR/EW capabilities and may contribute to the design and delivery of special training and exercise support as required to enable mission execution and demonstrate technical depth and leadership. Limited overseas support may be provided on an as-needed and voluntary basis.
What You’ll Do
- Provide expeditionary ISR and EW technical expertise in support of customer requirements, exercises, and enterprise initiatives.
- Plan and execute SI/EW technical support activities aligned with contracted customer requirements, ensuring disciplined management of physical and electronic signatures.
- Conduct RF survey, direction finding (DF), geolocation, collection, and analysis across HF/VHF/UHF and wireless digital communications environments.
- Assess operational and electromagnetic environments and adapt technical approaches to evolving conditions.
- Integrate commercially available, government-provided, and partner technical capabilities in support of customer requirements.
- Support mission rehearsal, exercise design, and special training events that replicate realistic operational conditions.
- Deliver instruction on tactical ISR/EW employment, including Metrea-developed and third-party systems, as required.
- Contribute to capability evaluation, testing, and refinement efforts based on operational feedback.
- Produce technical documentation, after-action products, and assessments to support continuous improvement.
- Mentor junior personnel and contribute to team professional development.
- Participate in CONUS and OCONUS travel, including limited overseas support on an as-needed basis.
What You’ll bring
- Strong technical foundation across ISR, SI/EW, and related spectrum operations.
- Demonstrated experience conducting ground-based or expeditionary ISR/SI/EW technical activities in support of mission or customer requirements.
- Experience operating in small-team, austere, or contested environments with limited external support.
- Practical experience conducting RF survey, direction finding, geolocation, and technical collection across HF/VHF/UHF and wireless digital communications environments.
- Working knowledge of modern RF collection tools and spectrum analysis platforms.
- Proficiency in LINUX-based systems and basic networking principles.
- Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to emerging technologies and evolving operational conditions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief customers and deliver technical instruction.
- Prior experience supporting Special Operations Forces or other expeditionary tactical units is highly preferred.
- DD214 with Honorable Discharge
Experience and Certifications
- Approximately 15+ years of ISR/SI/EW experience, including at least four operational deployments as a SI/EW operator.
- Recognized senior authority in tactical ISR/EW survey, direction finding, geolocation strategy, collection design, and signal-domain expertise.
- Expert-level RF characterization and advanced protocol analysis across multiple signal domains.
- Demonstrated ability to design and integrate multi-sensor collection approaches aligned to customer requirements.
- Deep operational proficiency with advanced RF collection systems (e.g., SCEPTRE, DRT, Spectrum Guard), including configuration, tuning, and failure diagnosis.
- Demonstrated ability to make collection trade-off decisions under signature and operational constraints.
- FCC Amateur Radio Extra License.
- LINUX fundamentals training and Security+ (required).
- One advanced cybersecurity certification (e.g., CISSP, OSCP, GREM, CISM, CASP+).
- Mode Instructor or I/E certifications (preferred).
Our Firmware
At Metrea, our single core value, Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes—Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form what we call our Teammate Firmware. Just like technical firmware connects software and hardware, our Firmware is the constant interface between our mission and our people. It defines how we show up, how we work together, and how we solve complex problems.
Our team Firmware creates a web-like, hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical way of working that helps us adapt quickly, communicate openly, and distribute decision-making to where expertise actually lives. It enables groups to self-organize around hard problems, shift fluidly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.
Benefits
Comprehensive medical plan options
HSA/FSA accounts
Dental and vision coverage
6% employer 401(k) match
Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
Generous PTO
Life and disability insurance
Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
AD&D Coverage
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Work Authorisation/Security Clearance
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Clearance required at time of hire: Active TS clearance with eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI clearance is required at time of hire, and the ability to maintain it throughout employment. Candidates will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with federal requirements.
Position may require passing a government-administered background check.
Employment is contingent on meeting all clearance and adjudication requirements.
AAP/EEO Statement
Legal Entity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require.
Work Location
Remote
Work Environment
This role operates in an environment that varies from a clerical, office setting using standard office equipment to austere settings with various weather and temperature conditions to include extreme heat, humidity and cold.
Travel
Ability to travel up to 50%. Additional travel may be required based on the business needs.
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