Engineering Co-op
Listed on 2026-07-29
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer
Company Overview
Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.
Company OverviewMetrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.
Group OverviewThe Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EM&C) develops and builds systems for communications and RF sensing. Within EM&C, RADLAB is our radar capability area. RADLAB is a small team building novel capabilities from the ground up, taking ideas from physics and math through simulation, prototype, and test.
Position SummaryMetrea Advanced Signals is looking for an engineering Co-Op to work with the team to learn what it takes to be successful in a professional engineering environment while making valuable contributions and aiding the team in achieving their objectives of developing cutting edge communications and Radio Frequency (RF) sensing products. The Co-Op will get an opportunity to work with our software and hardware team to develop embedded software for MAS products.
WhatYou’ll Do
- Help design, develop and test embedded software following an Agile development process
- Communicate with supervisor about class schedule and availability, especially when needing to study for midterms, final exams, etc.
- Python
- C/C++
- Linux
ITAR cleared
AAP/EEO StatementMetrea Advanced Signals 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 WorkThis is a co-op position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Work EnvironmentThis job operates in an office setting
TravelNone
Our FirmwareAt Metrea, our single core value is Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes are 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.
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