Requisition ID: 2100
Title: King Air Captain (Pilot-in-Command)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid/Deployed (Rotational Deployments)
Location Focus: United Kingdom (Lincoln, London), Poland (Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Warsaw), Sweden (Stockholm), Norway, Greece, Europe-wide.
Metrea is a cutting-edge defense enterprise focused on translating commercial innovation into robust solutions for national security challenges. The company delivers effects-as-a-service across critical domains, including Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, and Digital & Synthetic, through its specialized capability groups. Metrea is supported by dedicated internal groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy, and Solutions) that ensure strategic alignment and support capability development across all product lines and programs.
The Special Air Missions (SAM) Group is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s core airborne capabilities, including Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Special Mobility, and Aerial Firefighting (AFF). SAM oversees the critical integration of new mission systems, guaranteeing exceptional operational readiness across specialized aviation operations. The group meticulously manages fleet maintenance, regulatory compliance, and strategic partnerships, thereby significantly enhancing mission effectiveness. By centralizing expertise and infrastructure, SAM ensures that Metrea’s airborne capabilities remain highly adaptable and fully mission-ready across dynamic operational environments throughout Europe and globally.
Metrea is seeking a highly qualified and experienced King Air Captain to serve as Pilot-in-Command (PIC) of a turbo-prop aircraft within Europe. This critical role involves operating the aircraft in strict adherence to UK CAA, FAA, and EASA policies, alongside Metrea’s Aviation Operations Europe Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The Captain is responsible for all aspects of flight planning, rigorous aircraft pre-flight inspections, and essential coordination with company site leads and aircrew to ensure seamless mission execution and operational success across diverse and often challenging environments.
The King Air Captain (PIC) will execute the following primary duties:
Candidates must meet the following minimum flight time thresholds:
Preference will be given to candidates possessing:
This is a full-time position. Employment is strictly contingent upon the successful completion of all required training, comprehensive background checks, and necessary security clearances. Working hours and shift patterns will vary significantly in line with demanding operational schedules to maximize mission effectiveness and ensure customer satisfaction.
The role involves rotational deployments across Europe, consisting of mixed deployment lengths on assignment followed by a similar period off rotation. The primary home base of operations will be the UK and Europe.
During deployment, employees must be prepared to live and work under field conditions, operating with minimal supervision in austere or arduous environments. The work environment is a mix of deployed operational areas and office-based settings, varying based on specific mission contracts. Extensive worldwide travel is required as dictated by mission contracts; all candidates must possess and maintain a valid passport.
Metrea operates under a single core value: “rooted in humility,” supported by four essential attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes define the Teammate Firmware—the company culture. Metrea is a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a shared dedication to its mission.
Metrea Aerial Effects (MAFX) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. Candidates must confirm their legal right to work in their country of residence and must be able to produce the necessary right to work documentation.