ISR Subject Matter Expert 4

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 MSO ISR Subject Matter Expert (ISR SME) provides operational, technical, and advisory 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. ISR SMEs support real-world operations, mission validation exercises, operational programs and projects, and capability integration efforts across the Metrea enterprise. The role requires a blend of hands-on technical proficiency, operational judgment, and the ability to advise customers, partners, and internal teams on the effective employment of ISR-related capabilities. ISR SMEs may also contribute to the design and delivery of special training and exercise support as required, both to enable mission execution and to demonstrate technical depth and leadership. Limited overseas operational support may be provided on an as-needed and voluntary basis. 

What You’ll Do

• Provide ISR, SI/EW, and cyber enablement expertise in support of operational programs, exercises, and enterprise initiatives.
• Support planning, execution, and assessment of operations and exercises through technical advisory roles and hands-on support under senior operational leadership.
• Design and deliver special training, exercise support, and mission rehearsal to enable effective employment of ISR-related capabilities.
• Conduct training on Metrea-developed and partner-provided ISR, EW, and cyber systems, including new or emerging equipment and tools.
• Deliver classroom instruction, practical labs, and field-based training events to support mission readiness and capability adoption.
• Design and execute realistic operational scenarios, signal environments, and mission threads for exercises and mission validation events.
• Integrate government, commercial, Metrea, and third-party ISR, EW, and cyber capabilities into training, exercises, and operational environments.
• Produce training materials, technical documentation, and after-action products to support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Participate in limited overseas operational support on an as-needed and voluntary basis.

What You’ll bring 

• Strong technical proficiency across Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Signals Intelligence (SI), Electronic Warfare (EW), and cyber enablement theory, operations, and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Demonstrated experience conducting tactical, real-world ISR missio