Electrical Systems Engineer

Company Overview

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

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.  

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Systems Engineer to support the research, design, development, integration and delivery of expeditionary systems within the Electronic Warfare and Cyber capability space. 

The role will be responsible for the electrical engineering aspects of prototype and operational systems, including electrical architecture, power distribution, equipment integration, wiring and cable design, system protection, installation, testing and fault diagnosis. 

The Electrical Systems Engineer will work as part of a multidisciplinary team comprising systems, RF, mechanical, software, cyber and operational specialists. The role will support the full engineering lifecycle, from early concept development and technical evaluation through to detailed design, integration, trials, deployment and through-life support. 

This is a practical, delivery-focused engineering role. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a laboratory or workshop, integrating equipment onto operational platforms, supporting field trials and deploying within the UK and internationally. 

The role will be based either in Lincoln or London, with a longer-term intent to transition the primary location to London if hired initially in Lincoln. 

What You'll Do

• Design, develop and integrate electrical systems for expeditionary Electronic Warfare, Cyber, signals intelligence and secure communications capabilities
• Develop robust electrical architectures covering power generation, conversion, distribution, protection, control and monitoring
• Produce electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, interface definitions, bills of materials and installation documentation
• Support rapid R&D, prototyping and technology evaluation, translating operational requirements into practical deployable solutions
• Integrate commercial, government and internally developed equipment across airborne, vehicle-mounted, maritime, fixed-site and dismounted platforms
• Conduct electrical load analysis, component selection, system testing, fault diagnosis and corrective engineering activity
• Ensure designs consider safety, EMC, grounding, bonding, shielding, environmental protection, maintainability and relevant standards
• Work closely with RF, mechanical, software, cyber, systems and operational teammates throughout the engineering lifecycle 
• Support UK and international trials, demonstrations, installations, commissioning and operational deployments
• Engage with customers, suppliers and stakeholders, providing technical advice, design assurance, reports and clear engineering recommendations

What You Bring

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Systems Engineering or a closely related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• Minimum of five to seven years’ experience in electrical systems design, integration, development or delivery
• Experience working with complex electrical or electronic systems in defence, aerospace, maritime, telecommunications, Electronic Warfare, Cyber or a related sector
• Strong understanding of AC and DC power systems, including power conversion, distribution, protection, isolation, grounding and bonding 
• Experience producing electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, interface documentation and bills of materials
• Practical experience designing and integrating wiring looms, cable assemblies, connectors, equipment interfaces and power-distribution solutions
• Experience conducting electrical load analysis, power-budget calculations, voltage-drop assessments and component selection
• Strong practical fault-finding, testing and diagnostic skills using appropriate electrical test equipment
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams spanning RF, mechanical, software, systems, cyber and operational disciplines
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation, communicate engineering recommendations and travel regularly within the UK and internationally

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Experience developing or integrating Electronic Warfare, signals intelligence, cyber, secure communications or spectrum-monitoring systems
• Experience designing expeditionary, deployable, ruggedised or rapidly reconfigurable capabilities
• Experience integrating electrical systems onto airborne, vehicle-mounted, maritime, fixed-site or dismounted platforms
• Experience designing, integrating or supporting electrical and electronic systems for unmanned systems, including uncrewed aerial, ground or maritime platforms
• Familiarity with battery systems, generators, uninterruptible power supplies and portable power-management solutions
• Understanding of size, weight, power and cooling considerations for operational systems
• Experience applying EMC, electromagnetic environmental effects, grounding, bonding and shielding requirements
• Familiarity with relevant defence, aviation, maritime or electrical engineering standards
• Experience using electrical CAD, schematic-capture, cable-harness design or configuration-management tools
• Experience supporting prototype builds, field trials, exercises, customer demonstrations or operational deployments
• Knowledge of systems engineering, RF systems, low-volume manufacturing, component obsolescence and through-life support

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance   
• Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub   
• Electric Car scheme   
• Cycle to work scheme   
• Salary sacrificed pension scheme   
• Free lunch on office days  
• Enhanced Parental Leave  
• 30 days annual PTO plus b/h 
• Bonus Scheme 
• Personal development opportunities

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. The successful candidate must meet the relevant criteria to gain SC clearance in order to proceed.  

AAP/EEO Statement

Metrea Mission Data (MMD) 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 non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Work Environment

The role will involve work across: 

• Office and engineering-design environments
• Laboratories and workshops
• Customer and supplier facilities
• Vehicle, aircraft and maritime-platform integration environments 
• Outdoor test, trial and exercise locations
• Operationally representative and potentially austere environments

Appropriate training, procedures and personal protective equipment will be provided where required

Travel

15% UK and International Travel 

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. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.