Systems Integration Engineer

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. Its 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.

The ISR Systems Engineer bridges engineering and operations translating mission needs into deployable airborne this role your will lead systems design for the rapid adaptation integration and lifecycle engineering of airborne ISR mission systems onto operational aircraft platforms. You will support aircraft mission system modifications integration efforts flight test activities and sustainment engineering while working alongside operators maintainers and cross-functional engineering will be successful if you can translate ISR mission needs into innovative safe and compliant systems solutions delivering reliable high-performance ISR capability directly supporting real-world operations.

• Translate operational ISR requirements into systems design specifications and installation packages.
• Perform requirements decomposition traceability and verification across mission systems.
• Conduct engineering trade studies for sensor payloads communications architectures and integration strategies.
• Develop system artifacts including CONOPS architecture diagrams and integration drawings.
• Design and develop architecture for sensors mission computers data links and communication systems.
• Define aircraft modification requirements including electrical load analysis cooling structural provisions and RF/antenna placement.
• Plan and execute lab ground and flight test activities for ISR systems validation and verification.
• Support airworthiness and certification efforts (FAA and/or military standards STC processes).
• Analyze test data and iterate system performance improvements.
• Configure and troubleshoot TCP/IP-based mission networks (routing subnetting VLANs secure transport.)
• Build and validate software images to support integration and test activities.
• Execute software loads firmware updates and baseline configuration management.
• Support full lifecycle engineering from concept through modification deployment and sustainment.
• Manage technical risk configuration control and lifecycle planning.
• Ensure compliance with airworthiness safety cybersecurity and operational security standards.

• Minimum 8 years of experience supporting airborne ISR mission systems with integration or aircraft modification experience
• Strong understanding of RF signal paths IP networking and mission system interdependencies
• Experience reading and interpreting schematics wiring diagrams and integration drawings
• Hands-on experience with ISR system integration troubleshooting and test
• Experience with ISR sensors communications systems or data architectures.
• Familiarity with certification processes (e.g. Part 21).
• Experience in defense or government environments.

• 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 throughWellhub

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be a US citizen.
  Clearance required at time of hire: Active Confidential / Secret clearance required at time of hire and the ability to maintain it throughout employment.
• Eligible clearance required: This position requires eligibility to obtain a Top Secret clearance. Candidates will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with federal requirements.
• Position may require passing a government-administered background check.
• Role may require adherence to export control regulations (ITAR/EAR).
• Employment is contingent on meeting all clearance and adjudication requirements.

Legal Entityis an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to racecolor religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteranstatusor other characteristics protected by law.

This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may changein accordance withdepartment and business needs.

This job operates in an office setting located at Metrea 4751 Jim Walter Blvd Hangar 7B Tampa FL 33607.

There may be significant CONUS travel requirements (25-50%).