King Air Captain
Pubblicato il 14-08-2026 - Altro in Roma
Company Overview
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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.
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.
Group Overview
Special Air Missions Group (SAM) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Special Mobility, and Aerial Firefighting (AFF) capabilities. SAM oversees the integration of new mission systems,
ensuring operational readiness across specialized aviation operations. It manages fleet maintenance, regulatory compliance, and strategic partnerships to enhance mission effectiveness. By consolidating expertise and infrastructure, SAM ensures Metrea’s airborne capabilities remain adaptable and mission-ready across dynamic operational environments.
Position Summary
This role is responsible for operating a turbo-prop aircraft in accordance UK CAA and EASA policies and MAFX Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). This role is also responsible for flight planning, conducting aircraft pre-flight check, and coordinating with company site leads and aircrew in order to facilitate mission execution and operations.
What You’ll Do
Operate a King Air 200/300 in accordance with EASA/CAA and company/customer directive as the Pilot in Command
Monitor airspace, weather, radio communications, mission flight boundaries, other air traffic, and aircraft systems
Coordinate all flights with appropriate Fixed Based Operators, Air Traffic Contact (ATC) facilities (military and civilian), Company Site Leads, and Mission Coordination Services
Ensure safe, effective and efficient flight operations to include identification of aircraft system malfunctions and performing required corrective actions
Perform ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) flights in day, night and all-weather conditions (within defined safety limits)
Must be able to operate from remote, austere locations, possibly on unimproved runways
Completes all safety of flight documentation in accordance with applicable industry and EASA/CAA standards
What You Bring
Education
Minimum of five GCSEs (or equivalent), including English and Mathematics
A-Levels or equivalent further education desirable
Experience
Minimum 1000 hours as Pilot-in-Command (PIC)
At least 300 hours PIC time in multi-engine, turboprop aircraft
Required Licences And Certifications
UK CAA-issued EASA or Part-FCL Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with multi-engine and instrument rating
Must hold and maintain a valid UK Class 1 Medical Certificate
Must possess a valid UK or EU passport
Must consent to provide access to pilot records and background checks in accordance with UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and company compliance requirements
Work Authorization / Security Clearance
The employee will have the legal right to work in the UK and will be able to produce right to work documentation
EU Confidential security clearance
AAP/EEO Statement
Metrea Management Limited (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of all required training, background checks, and security clearances. Working hours and shift patterns may vary in line with operational demands to support mission effectiveness and customer satisfaction. The role involves rotational deployments within Europe, comprising of mixed deployment lengths on assignment followed by a similar period off rotation, with the UK as the home base of operations.
Work Environment
During deployment, employees may be living under field conditions and must be able to work with little supervision in austere or arduous environments. Work environment varies based on contract.
Travel
50%
Our Firmware
At Metrea, our single core value is Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes are Entrepreneurial, 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 constant 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 fluidly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. xlwpduy This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.
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