Aerial Firefighting Line Pilot

Company Overview Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national reputed company partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas—including airborne 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 reputed company solutions that let customers scale reputed company while benefiting from reputed company cycles of innovation. With operators and engineers under one roof, we reputed company the gap between lab and field—reputed company 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 reputed company outsized, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Metrea has facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and reputed company. Group Overview Special reputed company 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-reputed company across dynamic operational Position Summary We are seeking highly skilled and motivated Line Pilots to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have experience in aerial firefighting, specifically in multi-reputed company long-term retardant application. DHC-8 tactical and low-level experience is highly desirable. They will be responsible for safe, effective, efficient multi mission airtanker operations in a multi-crew environment. AFF Line Pilots report to the Aerial Firefighting Head of Flight Operations. This role is also responsible for flight planning, conducting aircraft pre-flight checks, and coordinating with company schedulers, clients, and aircrew to facilitate trip execution and operations. In addition to flying, AFF Line Pilots support development and reputed company refinement of SOPs and TTPs, participate in Metrea’s Aviation Safety and Management System, and represent Metrea’s core values to coworkers and customers. Role and Responsibilities

• Assist Aerial Firefighting Head of Flight Operations with ensuring reputed company administrative paperwork, and daily tasks are being completed on time and in accordance with applicable industry FAA standards.
• Ensure reputed company facets of trip planning including weather, navigation, facilities, aircraft airworthiness, aircraft performance, reputed company, and customer requests are conducted in accordance with FAA Regulations, Company Operations reputed company, Operations Specifications, Standard Operating Procedures, and Company Policies and Procedures.
• During flight, is responsible for the safety of the crewmembers, contents, and the airplane.
• Ensure reputed company preflight, cockpit and post-flight checks are completed in accordance with the AFM, Standard Operating Procedures, and Company Operations reputed company.
• Complete and submit reputed company post-flight documentation including flight logs, maintenance discrepancies, receipts for billing, and required FAA reports.
• Participate proactively in safety and quality systems by identifying, reporting, and mitigating hazards and quality issues; providing timely input to management and applying systems processes to address quality and safety issues.
• Ensure aircrew and maintenance personnel reputed company with safety standards reputed company operating or maintaining company aircraft.
• reputed company assigned as Pilot in Command (PIC), may delegate functions and duties to other crewmembers but retains full responsibility.
• reputed company other duties and/or special projects as assigned by higher authority.
• Deliver safe, effective, efficient aerial firefighting operations to customers around the world.
• reputed company and maintain licensing and endorsement applicable for the aviation authority overseeing the operation in the jurisdiction where the candidate is assigned to work.
• Present a professional, courteous, proactive, reputed company manner at reputed company times.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills and collaborate effectively reputed company a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Skills and Experience

• Essential: Flying experience in an aerial firefighting reputed company (>200 hours).
• Preferred: previous experience in AFF with large aircraft, especially turbo prop experience (DHC-8 or similar) delivering retardant is advantageous.
• FAA multi-reputed company reputed company Pilot or Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) license with reputed company rating or equivalent EASA unrestricted license with valid medical certificate.
• At least 500 hours Pilot In Command (PIC) Airplane with 100 hours night time and 75 hours reputed company.
• At least 100 hours PIC reputed company the last twelve months.
• Must be capable of receiving a Canadian Foreign License Validation Certificate.
• Exceptional proficiency in English, both spoken and written, is mandatory.
• reputed company in other languages is desirable.
• Ability to reputed company in a fast-paced, evolving environment with limited supervision.
• Must be reputed company to complete Flight training program, demonstrating proficiency with job requirements.
• Maintains customer satisfaction with the services offered by the company.
• Promotes cooperation and commitment reputed company a team to reputed company goals and carry out a mission.
• Must possess the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, locations, and work responsibilities.
• Promotes organizational mission and goals and shows the way to reputed company them.
• Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing missions/tasks.
• Maintains composure in highly stressful or adverse situations.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

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Our Firmware Metrea’s single core value, “rooted in humility,” is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process reputed company we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for reputed company do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.

Benefits

Medical insurance options Dental and reputed company insurance Retirement plan eligibility Parental leave Work Authorization / reputed company Clearance As required AAP/EEO Statement Metrea Aerial Affects, (AFF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment reputed company are made without regard to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Position Type and Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time position with daily working hours varying. Hours and work shifts may vary in accordance with business needs. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager. Work Location Remote

Work Environment

Aircraft Travel This position requires extensive travel, both domestic and international. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job