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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.

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 Maintenance Operations Manager role is responsible for assisting the Head of Maintenance in the day-to-day operational management of the deployed maintenance sites to include: management of site maintenance personnel, as well as the management of personnel rotations, tracking pre deployment requirements are met and tracking travel to and from site. The MX Operations Manager will assist the Head of MX in ensuring adequate numbers of MX and AVI technicians are on-site including assisting in hiring these maintenance positions.

What You’ll Do

The Maintenance Operations Manager assists with the design, delivery, and oversight of deployed maintenance personnel rotations and day to day operational management. This includes, but is not limited to, daily administrative issues, site rotation management, tracking of pre deployment qualifications, tracking of clearances, and assists in maintenance personnel interviews for employment.

• Manage deployed sites daily to ensure adequate numbers of Mechanic and Avionics technicians are on-site to include management of personnel rotations using Monday Boards.
• Assisting deployers with the daily administrative problems that will arise.
• Assist the Head of Maintenance in the hiring of Metrea Maintenance teammates and ensure the pre-deployment requirements are met to ensure timely deployment of new teammates.
• Assist the Head of Maintenance in the standup of new sites.

What You’ll Bring

• Advanced computer skills (AMOS, Monday, Microsoft Office)
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Understanding of deployed maintenance.
• Cross-functional leadership and communication.
• Strong operational understanding of aviation maintenance as related to personnel management.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree is preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in maintenance management.
• Airframe and Powerplant license 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
• Subsidized gym membership / plans through Wellhub   

Work Authorization / Security Clearance Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. U.S. citizenship is required.

Candidates will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with federal requirements.

AAP/EEO Statement This Company 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 Teammates must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require.

Work Location Tampa, FL Work Environment This job operates in an office setting.

Travel Travel requirements are up to 5%

Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice