Air Refueling Operator

🔥 14 hours ago

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $126k - $135k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

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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

• Perform pre-flight, through-flight, and post-flight inspections, checklists, and documentation • Compute and load weight and balance data • Load and unload personnel and cargo • Safely and effectively transfer fuel from MSM tanker aircraft to contracted receiver aircraft during flight • Conduct operational checks of air refueling equipment, including onboard camera/recording systems • Maintain situational awareness and use Crew Resource Management throughout all phases of flight • Adhere to company Flight Operation Procedures, Ground Operation Procedures, and Safety Notices • Maintain all currencies, qualifications, and advanced systems knowledge related to the MSM KC-135 tanker fleet • Support periodic overseas commitments and deployments • Full-Time AROs are committed to 15 flight days per calendar month

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED • 10 years as a KC-135 Boom Operator • 2000 total hours • 200 IB-EB hours • Basic skills in Microsoft Office Suite Programs • Current FAA Class 2 Medical • Current US Passport • The employee must be a US citizen • Employees must be able to have and maintain a secret clearance • Ability to be on-call and available as business needs require • Availability for deployments of up to 90 days every two years to designated OCONUS locations • 50% travel requirements

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance options • Dental and vision insurance • Retirement plan eligibility • Enhanced Parental Leave • Subsided gym membership/plans through Wellhub