Head of ShadowLab

Position Summary 
 Reporting to the President, Metrea Algorithmics (MAX), the Head, Shadow Lab (H/SHADOWLAB) is responsible for guiding a forward leaning, electronic warfare (EW) and cyberspace operations focused engineering team in the development of its specialized products and support to the larger Metrea enterprise. The H/SHADOWLAB will focus upon key strategic goals while simultaneously tracking and reporting technical developmental progress to Metrea Aerospace Management (MAM) executive leadership. The Head, Shadow Lab (H/SHADOWLAB) must possess a strong knowledge and experience working with EW, cyber, and radio frequency systems supporting all-domain operations. The Head, Shadow Lab (H/SHADOWLAB) shall possess organizational design and leadership experience in EW, cyber, and RF products and its customers, which extends to the establishment of company policies and culture. An understanding of enterprise agility and its application to the organization is a must.

In addition to inward facing execution, the Head, Shadow Lab (H/SHADOWLAB) will meet with external customers and partners to further Metrea’s success. Frequent travel and face-to-face business development may be required. The Head, Shadow Lab (H/SHADOWLAB) must maintain relationships across all of Metrea and often engage in “solutioning” and the co-development of full-stack capabilities for the greater enterprise.  As a member of the senior management team, the H/SHADOWLAB must have leadership and managerial responsibilities that demand clear communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to develop trusting relationships with senior and junior teammates across the enterprise. This position provides the opportunity to grow business knowledge in a dynamic, ever-evolving aerospace company.

H/SHADOWLAB RESPONSIBILITIES: Developing the Metrea Capability (“ΟΝ”) 

Process, Systems & Frameworks Development: Lead the design, development, and management of SHADOWLAB with particular focus on the implementation of effective, efficient, and scalable technologies and processes that assist in execution of mission support. 

Develop the necessary technological and engineering frameworks and models, and in partnership across Metrea Aerospace, acquire and implement systems and engineering methodologies that will best facilitate process automation and decision support from tactical to strategic levels across the group. 

People Development: Identify areas of growth in SHADOWLAB’s knowledge, skillsets, and attitudes, and develop a systematic approach to professional development and talent acquisition in order to build a high-performing team embedded systems engineering team.

Technology Development: Identify areas of the technology roadmap framework across Metrea.

TEAMMATE RESPONSIBILITIES: Providing Support Capacity across Metrea (“IN”) 

Strategy BCA: Support Strategy (STRAT) to inform enterprise strategy with key MAX and Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EMCG) considerations and remain an active participant on all major enterprise technical decisions, to include the commencement of new EW, cyber and RF systems and payloads lines or the cessation of extant ones, the acquisition or disposal of key assets, and all investment decisions for all kinds of assets (hardware, software, technologies, IP, businesses, etc.). 

Work closely with the STRAT/Investment team to support potential investment assessments, where these involve strategic acquisitions. Support the STRAT/Research team in areas of research requiring EW, cyber and RF and other technical related subject matter experts (SMEs). Direct the research team to conduct supporting research for MAX and EMCG-related projects or interests as applicable.

Support the STRAT/Risk team by informing on technical, EW, cyber, RF, software defined radios, and/or payloads, or business risk exposure dashboards with MAX SHADOWLAB risks, as well as by supporting risk mitigation efforts. 

Operations: Work closely with the MAX and EMCG Leadership Teams to inform the design, implementation, and further development of Metrea’s technical methodologies.

Legal: Provide LEG/Compliance with SHADOWLAB inputs that are required to perform all necessary compliance functions and ensure that Metrea’s compliance policies cover all known requirements as required.

Work closely with LEG/Contracts to ensure that contract structuring & economics supports SHADOWLAB objectives and customer requirements.

Market Engagement Support: Support market engagement efforts where required, where your subject matter expertise, customer knowledge or intimacy may help Metrea mitigate any known risk and progress its prospects. Enhance MAX, EMCG and