Air Refueling Operator

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.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service - spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack - from the lab to the field - we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It's a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Air Mobility Group (AIRMOB) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s aerial refueling (AAR) capabilities, ensuring the readiness and operational effectiveness of the tanker fleet. AIRMOB oversees fleet management, maintenance, and airworthiness, working to sustain and enhance refueling operations. It manages the integration of new processes and technologies, ensuring that tanker aircraft remain mission-ready through effective logistics, maintenance oversight, and regulatory compliance.

By coordinating across various teams, AIRMOB ensures the fleet meets both current and future operational needs, supporting a range of specialized air mobility missions.

Air Refueling Operators (ARO’s) are aircrew members aboard Metrea Strategic Mobility’s (MSM) tanker aircraft.

• Pre-flight, through-flight, and post-flight inspections, checklists, and documentation
• Computing/loading weight and balance data
• Loading/unloading personnel and cargo
• Safely and effectively transfer fuel from MSM tanker aircraft (MPRS, BDA, Boom) to contracted receiver aircraft during flight
• Operational checks of Air Refueling equipment (to include onboard camera/recording systems)
• Maintain Situational Awareness (SA) and use Crew Resource Management (CRM) throughout all phases of flight
• Adhere to company Flight Operation Procedures (FOP’s), Ground Operation Procedures (GOP’s), and Safety Notices
• Maintain all currencies, qualifications, and advanced systems knowledge related to the MSM KC-135 tanker fleet

• 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

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

• The employee must be a US citizen
• Employees must be able to have and maintain a secret clearance

Metrea Special Management LLC (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.…