<div class="content-intro"><h3 id="isPasted"><strong>Company Overview</strong></h3> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.</p></div><h3><strong>Group Overview</strong></h3> <p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Air Mobility Group (AIRMOB)</strong> 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. </span></p> <h3><strong>Position Summary</strong></h3> <p><span data-teams="true">Metrea is actively recruiting current and qualified Contract KC-135 Pilots-in-Command (PIC’s) and Second in Command (SIC’s) to execute high tempo, precision driven air to air refueling missions aboard our KC/C-135 fleet. This is not just another contract; it’s a chance to lead strategic operations that shape global airpower. If you’re ready to fuel the fight, lead from the front, and fly with purpose this may be your next mission!</span></p> <p>Contract Highlights:</p> <ul> <li>Flexible short- and long-term deployments supporting U.S. and allied forces are available and extended rotations of 45–90 days, delivering critical refueling support in a high-demand regional environments in India.</li> <li>Competitive daily rates and mission incentives.</li> <li>All travel, lodging, and mission logistics covered.</li> <li>Flexible scheduling and rotation options.</li> <li>Work alongside elite crews in high-impact missions that shape global readiness.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Command flight crew while responding to a variety of emergency and non-emergency scenarios.</li> <li>Conduct procedurally correct and expeditious pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight inspections, checklists, and documentation. </li> <li>Maintain Situational Awareness (SA) and use Crew Resource Management (CRM) throughout all phases of flight.</li> <li>Adhere to company Flight Operation Procedures (FOPs), Ground Operation Procedures (GOPs), FAA regulations, and Safety Notices.</li> <li>Maintain all currencies, qualifications, and advanced systems knowledge related to the KC/C-135 tanker fleet.</li> <li>All other duties assigned</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What You Bring</strong></h3> <p>Education<strong>: </strong></p> <ul> <li><span data-teams="true">Bachelor’s degree required</span></li> </ul> <p>Experience<strong>:</strong></p> <ul> <li>400 hours of flight time in KC-135 / C-135FR Aircraft</li> <li>1000 total hours</li> <li>Aircraft MPRS experience desired</li> <li>US Air Force Instrument/Qualification, KC/C-135 Aircraft Commander check-ride in the 12 months-cannot expire while deployed</li> <li>KC/C-135R IP/EP experience preferred</li> <li>Ability and availability to fly onboard KC/C-135FR aircraft in India</li> </ul> <p>Skills</p> <ul> <li><span data-teams="true">Must have good command of the English language; oral and written.</span></li> </ul> <p>Computer Skills: </p> <ul> <li>Basic skills in Microsoft Office Suite Programs</li> <li>IOS operating systems to include Ipads/EFB</li> </ul> <p>Certificates: </p> <ul> <li>Minimum of FAA Flying Class 2 Physical </li> <li>FCC Radiotelegraph Operators Permit</li> <li>Cu