Manager Lab Operations Jobs in Menifee, CA (NOW HIRING)

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.

This role sits within a core area of Metrea.

Air Mobility Group (AIRMOB) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s aerial refueling (AAR) capabilities, ensuring the readiness and operational effectiveness of the tanker fleet. AIRMOB oversees fleet management, maintenance, and airworthiness, working to sustain and enhance refueling operations. It manages the integration of new processes and technologies, ensuring that tanker aircraft remain mission-ready through effective logistics, maintenance oversight, and regulatory compliance. By coordinating across various teams, AIRMOB ensures the fleet meets both current and future operational needs, supporting a range of specialized air mobility missions. 

Position Summary 

The Lead Flight Operations Administrator is responsible for ensuring the seamless execution of flight activities within the organization. This position is essential in maintaining compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements, managing flight records, and facilitating effective communication between Flight Operations, Maintenance and the Project Management Office. By maintaining accurate records and overseeing operational logistics, the Flight Operations Administrator enhances overall efficiency and supports the organization's mission to provide reliable, high-quality air refuelling services.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain and manage accurate flight records and operational documentation in a timely matter to ensure expeditious submission of post flight paperwork
• Ensure compliance with all applicable government regulations and industry standards
• Updates the system of record, for current military aircrew members, with any military flight accomplishments that can be applied to MSM flight currency requirements
• Assist in the development and implementation of operational policies and procedures to enhance efficiency
• Assist in the Flight Operations onboarding process for aircrew new hires
• Assist in the pre-deployment processing for Flight Operations personnel deploying to OCONUS detachments
• All other duties assigned 

What You’ll bring

• Strong organizational skills to effectively manage multiple flights while ensuring all documentation remains accurate and up to date.
• Excellent communication abilities are essential for coordinating with pilots, crew members, and stakeholders to facilitate seamless operations
• Attention to detail is crucial in maintaining compliance with aviation regulations and accurate record keeping
• Must be able to accomplish all duties with little or no assistance. 
• Must have good command of the English language; oral and written. 
• Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, government regulations, procedure manuals, and the performance work statement of a government contract

Additional Eligibility Qualifications 

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 Authorization / Security Clearance

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Must be a U.S. citizen.

Eligible clearance required: This position requires eligibility to obtain a Secret clearance. U.S. citizenship is required. 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.

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 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 change in accordance with department and business needs. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager.  

Work Location

Temecula and Moreno Valley, CA

Work Environment

This job operates in an office setting 

Travel

5%