Airborne Sensor Operator
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Job Description
Airborne Sensor Operator operating ISR sensors and mission systems for Metrea’s national-security aviation services. Supporting airborne missions, readiness, training, deployments, and customer operational requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Operate and employ airborne ISR mission systems, including EO/IR sensors, radar, mission management systems, tactical communications, recording equipment, and other mission-specific technologies
- Execute ISR missions across maritime and land environments in accordance with customer requirements, SOPs, TTPs, and operational directives
- Coordinate airborne operations with pilots, fellow ASOs, ground teams, supported elements, and other operational assets
- Conduct mission planning, coordination, mission-system preparation, equipment inspections, and aircrew briefings
- Monitor, interpret, and exploit sensor and mission-system data to support mission objectives and real-time decision-making
- Operate tactical communications, mission computers, recording equipment, sensors, and other aircraft mission equipment
- Conduct debriefing, maintain mission and operations logs, manage recorded data, and complete mission documentation
- Conduct pre-flight and post-flight equipment checks, report faults, and support troubleshooting
- Maintain working knowledge of mission systems, sensors, communications equipment, networks, SOPs, and TTPs
- Comply with aviation safety, operational security, communications security, information security, and data-handling requirements
- Maintain ASO qualifications, currencies, competencies, and certifications; complete required training
- Complete operational, training, safety, and administrative records accurately
- Support operational readiness through equipment checks, mission preparation, training, continuation activities, and professional knowledge development
- Maintain high standards of safety, security, quality, professionalism, discretion, accountability, and customer focus
- Travel frequently to support deployments, training, or exercises
Requirements:
- Previous experience as a trained Airborne Sensor Operator (ASO) conducting airborne ISR operations
- Experience operating ISR mission systems within a multi-crew aviation environment
- Demonstrated experience operating airborne mission computers, mission management systems, tactical moving-map software, and associated mission equipment
- Experience operating and employing airborne ISR sensors, including electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) systems and other mission-specific sensor technologies
- Working knowledge of tactical communications, radio systems, data networks, and dissemination of mission information
- Experience applying operational Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during airborne ISR operations
- Experience conducting mission planning, airborne mission execution, and post-mission reporting and debriefing
- Strong situational awareness and ability to operate in dynamic, high-workload environments
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Competence with Microsoft Office applications and other standard business software
- Current and appropriate security clearance for the role
- Experience conducting ISR operations across maritime and land environments
- Experience operating radar systems, including Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Moving Target Indicator (MTI), and/or surface-search radar
- Previous deployed or rotational operational experience
- Experience supporting sensitive or specialist customer requirements
- Experience operating within multinational, joint, or multi-agency environments
- Legal right to work in the United Kingdom and ability to produce right-to-work documentation
- Must hold, or be able to obtain and maintain, UK Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance
Benefits:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
- Electric Car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrificed pension scheme
- 30 days annual PTO plus b/h
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Eye Tests
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