Airborne Sensor Operator

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Metrea

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2016

🎖️ Defense

🚀 Aerospace

🔐 Security

Defense • Aerospace • Security

Metrea is the originator and leading provider of "effects-as-a-service" to national security partners, designing, engineering, operating, and delivering full‑stack solutions across air, electromagnetic/cyber, and digital/synthetic mission domains. The company combines commercial technology and business models with operational expertise to rapidly field turnkey capabilities—such as Airborne ISR, special mission aviation, and aerial firefighting—delivered on an agile, pay-for-performance service basis. Metrea emphasizes vertical integration (lab-to-field), continuous improvement from operational feedback, and taking operational ownership and risk to produce mission outcomes for government and defense customers.

📋 Description

• Operate and employ airborne ISR mission systems, including EO/IR sensors, radar, mission management systems, tactical communications, recording equipment, and other mission-specific technologies • Execute ISR missions across maritime and land environments in accordance with customer requirements, SOPs, TTPs, and operational directives • Coordinate airborne operations with pilots, fellow ASOs, ground teams, supported elements, and other operational assets • Conduct mission planning, coordination, mission-system preparation, equipment inspections, and aircrew briefings • Monitor, interpret, and exploit sensor and mission-system data to support mission objectives and real-time decision-making • Operate tactical communications, mission computers, recording equipment, sensors, and other aircraft mission equipment • Conduct debriefing, maintain mission and operations logs, manage recorded data, and complete mission documentation • Conduct pre-flight and post-flight equipment checks, report faults, and support troubleshooting • Maintain working knowledge of mission systems, sensors, communications equipment, networks, SOPs, and TTPs • Comply with aviation safety, operational security, communications security, information security, and data-handling requirements • Maintain ASO qualifications, currencies, competencies, and certifications; complete required training • Complete operational, training, safety, and administrative records accurately • Support operational readiness through equipment checks, mission preparation, training, continuation activities, and professional knowledge development • Maintain high standards of safety, security, quality, professionalism, discretion, accountability, and customer focus • Travel frequently to support deployments, training, or exercises

🎯 Requirements

• Previous experience as a trained Airborne Sensor Operator (ASO) conducting airborne ISR operations • Experience operating ISR mission systems within a multi-crew aviation environment • Demonstrated experience operating airborne mission computers, mission management systems, tactical moving-map software, and associated mission equipment • Experience operating and employing airborne ISR sensors, including electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) systems and other mission-specific sensor technologies • Working knowledge of tactical communications, radio systems, data networks, and dissemination of mission information • Experience applying operational Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during airborne ISR operations • Experience conducting mission planning, airborne mission execution, and post-mission reporting and debriefing • Strong situational awareness and ability to operate in dynamic, high-workload environments • Effective verbal and written communication skills • Competence with Microsoft Office applications and other standard business software • Current and appropriate security clearance for the role • Experience conducting ISR operations across maritime and land environments • Experience operating radar systems, including Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Moving Target Indicator (MTI), and/or surface-search radar • Previous deployed or rotational operational experience • Experience supporting sensitive or specialist customer requirements • Experience operating within multinational, joint, or multi-agency environments • Legal right to work in the United Kingdom and ability to produce right-to-work documentation • Must hold, or be able to obtain and maintain, UK Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance

🏖️ Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance • Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub • Electric Car scheme • Cycle to work scheme • Salary sacrificed pension scheme • 30 days annual PTO plus b/h • Enhanced Parental Leave • Eye Tests