Title: Head, Metrea Algorithmics (H/MAX)
Reports to: Head of Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (H/EMCG)
Capability Unit: MAX
Capability Group: EMCG Capability Area: Leadership Team Function: N/A
Level: N/A
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Company Overview
Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across domains. Metrea Management consists of three core capability groups (Air & Space, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic) and five support capability groups (Operations, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions), that guide the development of specific capabilities that Metrea’s files (product, projects, programs etc) leverage to achieve their targets.
Capability Unit
Metrea Algorithmics (MAX) provides unique engineering services, cloud-based cyber operations infrastructure, advanced tactics, techniques and procedures training, and a full suite of wireless communications survey and reconnaissance sensors that enable real-time multi-domain awareness while enhancing command and control.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Head, Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EMCG), the Head, Metrea Algorithmics (H/MAX) is responsible for leading, coaching, mentoring, and guiding a forward leaning, an electronic warfare (EW) and cyberspace operations (EW/Cyber) focused capability unit in the development of its specialized products and support to the larger Metrea enterprise. The H/MAX will focus upon key strategic goals while simultaneously tracking progress to Metrea Aerospace Management (MAM) executive leadership. The Head, MAX must possess a strong knowledge and experience working with EW, cyber, and radio frequency systems supporting all-domain operations. The H/MAX shall possess strong leadership and organizational design experience in EW, cyber, and RF products and its customers, which extends to the establishment of company policies and culture. An understanding of enterprise agility and its application to the organization is a must.
In addition to inward facing execution, the H/MAX will meet with external customers and partners to further Metrea’s success. Frequent travel and face-to-face business development may be required. The H/MAX must maintain relationships across all of Metrea and often engage in “solutioning” and the co-development of full-stack capabilities for the greater enterprise. As a member of the senior management team, the H/MAX must have leadership and managerial responsibilities that demand clear communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to develop trusting relationships with senior and junior teammates across the enterprise. This position provides the opportunity to grow business knowledge in a dynamic, ever-evolving aerospace company.
Role and Responsibilities
Process, Systems & Frameworks Development: Lead the design, development, and management of MAX with particular focus on the implementation of effective, efficient, and scalable technologies and processes that assist in execution of mission support.
Lead and develop the necessary frameworks and models, and in partnership across Metrea Aerospace, acquire and implement systems and methodologies that will best facilitate process automation and decision support from tactical to strategic levels across the group.
People Development: Identify areas of growth for MAX’s knowledge, skillsets, and attitudes, and develop a systematic approach to professional development and talent acquisition in order to build a high-performing team embedded systems engineering team.
Technology Development: Identify areas of the technology roadmap framework across Metrea.
Teammate Responsibilities: Providing Support Capacity across Metrea (“IN”)
Strategy BCA: Support Strategy (STRAT) to inform enterprise strategy with key MAX and EMCG considerations and remain an active participant on all major enterprise technical decisions, to include the commencement of new EW, cyber and RF systems and payloads lines or the cessation of extant ones, the acquisition or disposal of key assets, and all investment decisions for all kinds of assets (hardware, software, technologies, IP, businesses, etc.).
Ensure MAX works closely with the STRAT/Investment team to support potential investment assessments, where these involve strategic acquisitions. Support the STRAT/Research team in areas of research requiring EW, cyber and RF and other technical related subject matter experts (SMEs). Direct the research team to conduct supporting research for MAX and EMCG-related projects or interests as applicable.
Lead MAX in supporting the STRAT/Risk team by informing on technical, EW, cyber, RF, software defined radios, and/or payloads, or business risk exposure dashboards with MAX risks, as well as by supporting risk mitigation efforts.
Operations: Lead MAX in coordinating with the EMCG Leadership Team to inform the design, implementation, and further development of Metrea’s technical methodologies.
Legal: Provide LEG/Compliance with MAX inputs that are required to perform all necessary compliance functions and ensure that Metrea’s compliance policies cover all known requirements as required.
Lead MAX in ensuring coordination with LEG/Contracts to ensure that contract structuring & economics supports MAX objectives and customer requirements.
Market Engagement Support: Support market engagement efforts where required, where your subject matter expertise, customer knowledge or intimacy may help Metrea mitigate any known risk and progress its prospects. Enhance MAX, EMCG and Metrea’s Market Engagement efforts by supplementing Strategy’s cueing and tasking of our Market Engagement Teams (METs) by directly engaging with enabling or decisive stakeholders. Represent the company, as required, in external fora or venues.
Risk Management Support: Actively participate in reviewing and understanding MAX’s risk and operational exposure (ROEX) to target and shape internal programs and future acquisitions which positively contribute to an appropriate and balanced overall exposure. Actively contribute to program risk exposure assessment and management by contributing with your unique perspective and experience around market, and particularly customer-related risks, such as those emanating from the requirements, technology, market trends, contracting, funding, and other related layers and sub-layers.
Skills and Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in technical field or 20+ years of experience in EW, cyber and/or RF engineering related to signals intelligence (SI), electronic support operations, RF operations, access operations, technical report writing, technical project planning, and EW, cyber and RF systems and related manufacturing.
- Computer Skills: strong understanding in Microsoft Office Suite Programs; Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Must be able to interface with mid-level to senior external/internal customers and have excellent presentation skills.
- Must be able and willing to operate against deadlines with accuracy and a strong attention to detail.
- Must be results-oriented and demonstrate strategic thinking, innovation, flexibility in dealing with changing and ambiguous situations.
- Contribute to comprehensive technology roadmaps and payload development, to include, capabilities, solutions, time, costs, financial analysis in support of proposal development or departmental budgeting & forecasting.
- Must be able to work with confidential data, which if disclosed, might have significant internal and external impact on the organization.
- Moderate Microsoft Office skills, to include a high level of proficiency in Excel.
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, security and/or government contracting space in a leadership role managing several programs and/or projects simultaneously.
- Experience in working with software, hardware, and software defined radio (SDR) engineering staff on unique capabilities.
- Expert is capturing customer requirements and assisting in the development of statements of work (SOW), associated project plans and technical roadmaps, plans of action and milestones, and customer interactions.
- Expert understanding of the policies, processes, priorities, and organization of the US Government in general, and the Department of Defense in particular, around national security matters.
- Expert knowledge of the human terrain around the US Government’s SI, RF, and communications-based ISR community, coupled with extensive personal contacts and a proven ability to generate high-impact networks.
- Expert understanding items and actions related to payload development and solutions in the field of signals intelligence, electronic warfare, communications, defense, and aerospace.
- Excellent ability to interact with industry, scientific, technology, military, policy, and finance communities and utilized knowledge gained to support the development of technical roadmaps and solutions.
- Excellent ability to communicate effectively across cultures, regions and industries, and experience in working in diverse international environments. Experience managing people with measurable performance.
Supervisory Responsibility
This role has direct supervisory responsibilities.
Our Culture
Metrea’s single core value “rooted in humility” is supported by four key attributes; entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning & over-deliver which combined; form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. These attributes are explored during the hiring process, when we grow our teams and to continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, and how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for
Benefits
Health and welfare
Retirement plan eligibility
Work Authorization / Security Clearance
Employee must be a US citizen.
AAP/EEO Statement
Metrea Special Management LLC (MAM) 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 Work
This is a full-time 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 business needs. Exempt employees must have the ability to be on-call and available outside of typical working hours, as business needs require.
Travel
Ability to travel approximately 30% of the time. Flexibility to travel frequently and on short notice, both domestically and internationally.
Work Location
Annapolis Junction, MD (primary)
Home Office (alternate)
Work Environment
This job operates in a clerical office and technical laboratory setting.
Physical Demands
This is a sedentary role; however, some physical abilities may be required.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this role successfully, an individual must be able to perform the responsibilities outlined in this job description to a satisfactory standard. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with additional needs to perform the essential functions.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. The role, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Signatures
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The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee’s ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company deems necessary.
