Cyber Systems Engineer

Software Engineer

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 mission aviation, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. Wherever we operate, we build vertically integrated full stacks of capability—designing, building, and operating turnkey solutions that let customers scale capacity while benefiting from continuous cycles of innovation. With operators and engineers under one roof, we close the gap between lab and field—what we 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 achieve outsized, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Metrea has facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond.

The Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EM&C) is responsible for developing flexible and survivable advanced electronic warfare and secure communications equipment while providing the industry's leading signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber experts. Metrea specializes in signal classification, direction finding, advanced geolocation techniques, and waveform development including waveforms for MANET and LPI/LPD applications. Metrea also develops special purpose radios for government customers and licenses DF and geolocation solutions to multiple OEMs.

About This Role

We're hiring a software engineer to build the systems behind our edge sensing and secure-communications products. You'll spend most of your time writing production code, designing services and data pipelines, researching new technologies, and making distributed software run reliably on constrained Linux devices in the real world. This is a builder's role. You'll own technical problems end to end—from rough requirements to shipped, tested, deployable code—and work closely with engineers who live at the intersection of software, networking, and wireless. If you like turning hard, loosely-defined problems into clean systems that actually run in the field, you'll fit here.

What You'll Do

• Write production Rust for real-time data ingestion, processing, and device control
• Design and build modular services and APIs that span edge devices and backend infrastructure
• Build data pipelines that feed analysis and automation
• Integrate your software with network stacks, wireless tooling, and external data sources
• Implement automation frameworks—rule-based workflows, triggers, and orchestration
• Deploy and tune software on resource-constrained Linux systems, and debug system-level, networking, and performance issues when they surface
• Prototype quickly and iterate as requirements evolve
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and field teams to make the whole system work as one

What You'll Bring

• Proficiency in Rust, Python, and Bash
• Experience building backend, systems, or distributed software
• Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, sockets, packet-level behavior)
• Real fluency in Linux—services, processes, debugging, and performance tuning
• Ability to work independently and deliver from loosely defined requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with wireless technologies (Wi-Fi, BLE, cellular, SDR)
• Experience with edge or embedded systems (e.g., ARM, Jetson, Raspberry Pi)
• Working knowledge of C# and/or JavaScript
• Exposure to security-focused engineering, red teaming, or penetration testing

Our Firmware

At Metrea, our single core value, Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes—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. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.

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 disability coverage
• AD&D Coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Must be a U.S. citizen.

Role may require adherence to export control regulations (ITAR/EAR).

This position requires eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. Candidates will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with federal requirements. Employment is contingent on meeting all clearance and adjudication requirements.

AAP/EEO Statement

This Company 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 exempt 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

Work Location

Work Environment

This job operates in an office and field environment. Some assignments may require work in austere, forward-deployed, or operationally dynamic settings.

Travel

Up to 10% travel, CONUS and OCONUS.