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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.

Group Overview

The Digital and Synthetic Capability Unit (D&S) is committed to providing mission-driven information solutions that seamlessly bridge the digital and physical realms. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies and advanced platforms, we empower operational readiness and elevate situational awareness across diverse domains—including air, maritime, and space.

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to provide leadership for our flight simulation product as part of a Product-led cross-functional team. This role will lead and support our aircraft teams and work close to the customers. Candidates should have solid knowledge and experience of best practices across the software development lifecycle, as well as excellent People Management skills; they can be relied upon to build and maintain an engineering culture which is sustainably professional and positive, in which high-performing engineers can grow and thrive.

Metrea is a people-first organisation and candidates should have strong communication skills and the desire to proactively elevate their team through continuous knowledge sharing, collaboration, feedback, and mentorship.

Role and Responsibilities

• Mentoring, coaching and leading a team of highly talented engineers, taking responsibility for both their career and personal development.
• Conducting regular catch-up sand check-ins with the team to help to support their day-to-day engineering activities.
• Supporting product management and the technical leadership in refining requirements and shaping the deliverables the team will work.
• Helping to align team efforts with the broader strategic goals of the organisation, helping to plan for future resource requirements and technology adoption.
• Developing and maintaining a deep relationship with the team’s Tech Lead and Product Manager to ensure alignment and support delivery.
• Collaborate with other Engineering Leaders, across the business, to improve engineering processes, code quality, release management and documentation.
• Supporting the recruitment process and taking responsibility for onboarding and integrating new teammates.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in engineering management, having previously mentored and helped to develop the careers of software engineers
• Great interpersonal skills, a servant-leadership mindset and the ability to confidently communicate with others, conveying technical content clearly and articulately to non-technical team members.
• Experience in employing agile methodologies in software development processes whilst working in a matrix organisation to help support the team establish and develop their ways of working.
• Experience leading teams in fast-growing companies where you play a part in shaping ways of working rather than following pre-defined ones.
• A deep passion for personal development with a drive to be constantly learning and furthering your professional knowledge.
• Strong organisational skills with an ability to work independently whilst planning, prioritising and managing your workload.
• A passion for aviation and flight simulation
• Prior experience in working with defense contracts is a plus

Our Culture

Metrea’s single core value, “rooted in humility,” is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process when we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.

Private Medical Care

MultiSport sport card

Personal development allowance

Discretionary bonus

26 days PTO

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

Employee must be an EU citizen.

Metrea 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.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager

Work Location

Warsaw, Poland

Travel

This role may require occasional travel to other Metrea offices.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Industries

Defense and Space Manufacturing

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