Manufacturing Engineer

About the Company

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas, including 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: Support Groups (global shared-services spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement), Core Groups (developing and owning mission capabilities end-to-end), and Market Groups (applying a regional lens to align capabilities with partner needs across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific).

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

About the Group

The Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EM&C) develops flexible and survivable advanced electronic warfare and secure communications equipment, while providing leading signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber expertise. Specializations include signal classification, direction finding, advanced geolocation techniques, waveform development (MANET, LPI/LPD), and special-purpose radios for government customers.

About the Role

Reporting to the SHADOWLAB Senior Principal Systems Engineer within the Electromagnetics and Cyber Group (EM&C), the Manufacturing Engineer will support Metrea’s engineering efforts in state-of-the-art military communications and signals intelligence products. This small, agile environment allows independent work on a wide variety of systems and products, blending product development and R&D for a constant flow of new and interesting projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain mechanical designs, drawings, assemblies, and manufacturing documentation to support prototype and production builds.
• Create and improve manufacturing processes, assembly instructions, work instructions, tooling, fixtures, and test support equipment.
• Support design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly reviews to improve producibility, reduce cost, and increase product reliability.
• Work with cross-functional teams (electrical, software, quality, supply chain, and production) to resolve design and manufacturing issues.
• Investigate nonconformances, production defects, supplier issues, and test failures; support corrective actions and process improvements.
• Support transition of products from engineering development into production, including BOM reviews, material readiness, build planning, and production troubleshooting.

Requirements

• Experience with mechanical design, CAD modeling, engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and product documentation.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, assembly methods, tooling, fixtures, materials, and design-for-manufacturing principles.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional engineering environment with strong problem-solving, documentation, communication, and root-cause analysis skills.

Employee must be a US citizen.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plan options
• HSA/FSA 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)
• AD&D coverage
• Pet insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsidized gym membership/plans through Wellhub

Pay

Pay Range: $120,000 USD - $140,000 USD

Schedule

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 shifts may vary based on department and business needs. Exempt employees must be available on-call as required.

Work Environment

This role operates in a clerical office and laboratory setting. Up to 10% travel is expected.

Company Values

Metrea’s core value is Rooted in Humility, with four cornerstone attributes: Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form our "Teammate Firmware," guiding how we collaborate, solve problems, and adapt in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment. This foundation enables hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical teamwork to deliver elegant, effective solutions.