Cyber 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. 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.

Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EM&C) is responsible for developing flexible and survivable advanced electronic warfare and secure communications equipment while providing the industry’s leading signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber experts. Metreaspecializes in signal classification, direction finding, advanced geolocation techniques, and waveform development including waveforms for MANET and LPI/LPD applications. Metreaalso develops special purpose radios for government customers andlicensesDF and geolocation solutions to multiple OEMs.

In this role, you will design and deliver software for distributed, edge-based systems that process network and wireless data in real time. You will work across edge devices and backend services to build reliable, scalable capabilities that operate in dynamic environments. You will be successful if you can take ownership of technical problems, develop practical solutions with minimal direction, and deliver production-quality code that performs under real-world constraints.

• Design and implement software for real-time data ingestion, processing, and control
• Build modular services across edge and backend environments
• Develop APIs and data pipelines to support analysis and automation
• Integrate with network stacks, wireless tooling, and external data sources
• Implement automation frameworks, including rule-based workflows and triggers
• Deploy and optimize software on Linux-based systems under constrained resources
• Troubleshoot system-level, networking, and performance issues
• Prototype and iterate capabilities based on evolving requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware and field systems

• Proficiency in Rust, Python, and Bash
• Experience in red teaming, penetration testing, or security-focused engineering
• Experience building backend, systems, or distributed software
• Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, sockets, packet-level behavior)
• Proficiency in Linux environments (services, processes, debugging)
• Ability to work independently and deliver from loosely defined requirements
• 1 to 3 years in this field or equivalent education.

• Familiarity with wireless technologies (Wi-Fi, BLE, cellular, SDR)
• Experience with edge or embedded systems (e.g., ARM, Jetson, Raspberry Pi)
• Working knowledge of C# and/or Java Script

• Comprehensive medical plan options
• HSA/FSA accounts
• Dental and vision coverage
• 6% employer 401(k) match
• Fully paid parental leave for…