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Overview

Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for national security. Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic domains via its capability groups. The company comprises six support groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions) that guide the development of capabilities used by Metrea's products, projects and programs to achieve targets.

Position

Title: Engineering Manager
Reports to: Engineering Director
Entity: D&S
Group: D&S
Capability: Engineering
Level: Manager (M4)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Position Summary

Metrea is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual to help lead two teams that build software solutions providing geospatial data processing and visualization.

Role And Responsibilities

• Mentoring, coaching and leading a teams of highly talented engineers, taking responsibility for both their career and personal development.
• Conducting regular catch-ups and check-ins with the team to support day-to-day engineering activities.
• Supporting product management and technical leadership in refining requirements and shaping deliverables the team will work on.
• Helping to align team efforts with broader strategic goals, planning for future resource requirements and technology adoption.
• Developing and maintaining a deep relationship with the team’s Tech Lead and Product Manager to ensure alignment and delivery support.
• Collaborating with other Engineering Leaders to improve engineering processes, code quality, release management and documentation.
• Supporting the recruitment process and onboarding new teammates.

Skills And Experience

• 4+ years of experience in software development teams, with experience in micro-service architectures, React and C# tech stacks.
• Significant experience in engineering management, mentoring and developing software engineers, designers and testers.
• Experience with agile methodologies in software development within a matrix organisation.
• A passion for personal development and ongoing learning.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work independently, plan, prioritise and manage workload.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a servant-leadership mindset and the ability to communicate technical content to non-technical stakeholders.

Our Culture

Metrea’s core value is “rooted in humility,” supported by attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization dedicated to what we do and how we do it.

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Subsidised gym membership/plans through Wellhub
• Electric Car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• £1500 Training Allowance
• 30 days annual PTO plus bank holidays
• Eye Tests

Work Eligibility and Security

• Right to Work in the United Kingdom with documentation
• UK citizenship and ability to maintain SC Clearance as a minimum

Equal Opportunities

Metrea 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 protected characteristics.

Position Type and Hours

This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On-call and overtime may be required as needed.

Location

Harwell

Work Environment

Office setting

Travel

Occasional travel to other Metrea UK offices may be required.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Defense and Space Manufacturing

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