Company Overview
Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas-including airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (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 engi-neers 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.
Special Air Missions Group - US (SAM - US) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea's ISR, Special Mobility, and Aerial Firefighting (AFF) capabilities. SAM oversees the integra-tion of new mission systems, ensuring operational readiness across specialized aviation opera-tions. It manages fleet maintenance, regulatory compliance, and strategic partnerships to en-hance mission effectiveness. By consolidating expertise and infrastructure, SAM - US ensures Metrea's airborne capabilities remain adaptable and mission-ready across dynamic opera-tional environments.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Flight Operations Manager, the Flight Operations Specialist - Pilot Scheduler supports the planning and coordination of pilot scheduling activities across assigned ISR Files. The role ensures operations are appropriately manned and that scheduling information remains accurate, current, and aligned with operational requirements. The Pilot Scheduler develops and manages pilot rotation schedules, coordinates pilot assignments for both deployed and non-de-ployed operational needs, and maintains the master operational schedule within Monday.com and other operational systems. The role also coordinates with the Travel Operations Cell and the Head of Crew Training to ensure scheduling updates, simulator training events, and personnel movements are effectively integrated into operational schedules. This role contributes to the de-livery of compliant, safe, reliable, effective, efficient, and evolvable flight operations in support of Metrea's aviation programs.
What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain aircrew rotation schedules across assigned ISR Files to ensure opera-tional coverage and readiness.
- Execute approved scheduling business rules and prepare draft schedules for Flight Opera-tions Manager review and approval.
- Ensure assigned operational programs are appropriately manned by monitoring crew distri-bution and identifying coverage gaps.
- Coordinate crew assignments for non-deployed aircraft operations, including testing, ferry flights, and other operational support activities.
- Maintain the master operational schedule within Monday.com and ensure scheduling sys-tems reflect current personnel assignments.
- Coordinate with the Travel Operations Cell regarding rotation changes, crew swaps, and schedule updates impacting travel arrangements.
- Support scheduling adjustments during operational disruptions by identifying viable crew op-tions and implementing approved changes.
- Coordinate with the Head of Crew Training to schedule required simulator training events, including initial and recurrent training requirements.
- Maintain visibility of upcoming training, qualification, and currency events that may impact crew availability and program manning.
- Identify opportunities to improve scheduling workflows and optimize scheduling processes within operational systems.
What You'll Bring
- 3+ years of experience in aviation operations, crew scheduling, workforce scheduling, or op-erational coordination.
- Proficiency in personnel scheduling and schedule management, including maintaining accu-rate and detailed operational schedules.
- Proficiency with Monday.com or similar work management platforms, including maintaining scheduling boards and operational workflows.
- Strong organizational skills, prioritization discipline, and attention to detail when managing complex scheduling requirements.
- Experience improving or optimizing scheduling workflows within digital work management systems.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and Outlook.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for coordinating scheduling actions across operational teams.
Nice to Haves
- Bachelor's degree in aviation, operations management, business administration, logistics, or a related field.
- Experience supporting military aviation, ISR operations, or government contract aviation pro-grams.
- Previous experience as a crew scheduler, squadron scheduler, aviation operations coordinator, or similar role.
Our Firmware
At Metrea, our single core value, Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes-Entre-preneurial, 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 con-stant 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 flu-idly 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.
Benefits
Comprehensive medical plan options HSNFSA accounts
Dental and vision coverage 6% employer 401(k) match
Fully paid parental leave for all new parents Generous PTO
Life and disability insurance
Long-term and Short-term disability coverage AD&D Coverage
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Work Authorization/ Security Clearance
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position requires eligibil-ity to obtain a Secret clearance. U.S. citizenship is required. Candidates will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with federal requirements.
AAP/EEO Statement
This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without re-gard 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 Work
This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and busi-ness needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require.
Work Location
Tampa, Florida
Work Environment
This job operates in an office setting
Travel
Less than 10%
