What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Intern position at Metrea?
Company Overview
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.
Position Summary
Metrea is offering paid internship opportunities to undergraduate students in its DC office for the Spring 2026 semester.
Metrea is seeking driven, innovative undergraduate students who are excited about the defense sector and the aerospace domain. Metrea’s market presence encompasses a wide range of emerging technologies and defense capabilities; therefore, interns will be exposed to various facets of the national security environment, including both technical and policy-related taskings.
This position collaborates closely with Metrea staff across various departments and disciplines to support the mission of each business unit and the Company as a whole. The internship will provide invaluable career mentorship opportunities to work alongside and support practitioners with decades of experience in the national security environment. Interns will be given the opportunity to explore research topics related to their educational interests.
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is hardworking, organized, and enjoys balancing multiple projects in a fast-paced and growing environment. Interns must be flexible, timely, and dedicated to pursuing the goals and mission of Metrea. The candidate should demonstrate an interest in the aerospace industry, including national security and emerging tech policy, intelligence, engineering, and data analytics.
What You’ll Do
The Research Intern will work within the Research team, conducting open-source research and analysis on various topics related to Metrea’s interests. Successful candidates will have:
Must have US citizenship.
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.
AAP/EEO Statement
Legal Entity 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 non-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
1222 22 nd St NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20037
Work Environment
This job operates in an office setting
Travel
Travel requirements are approximately 10%, including local travel to events in the Washington, DC area.
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.
Position Summary
Metrea is offering paid internship opportunities to undergraduate students in its DC office for the Spring 2026 semester.
Metrea is seeking driven, innovative undergraduate students who are excited about the defense sector and the aerospace domain. Metrea’s market presence encompasses a wide range of emerging technologies and defense capabilities; therefore, interns will be exposed to various facets of the national security environment, including both technical and policy-related taskings.
This position collaborates closely with Metrea staff across various departments and disciplines to support the mission of each business unit and the Company as a whole. The internship will provide invaluable career mentorship opportunities to work alongside and support practitioners with decades of experience in the national security environment. Interns will be given the opportunity to explore research topics related to their educational interests.
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is hardworking, organized, and enjoys balancing multiple projects in a fast-paced and growing environment. Interns must be flexible, timely, and dedicated to pursuing the goals and mission of Metrea. The candidate should demonstrate an interest in the aerospace industry, including national security and emerging tech policy, intelligence, engineering, and data analytics.
What You’ll Do
The Research Intern will work within the Research team, conducting open-source research and analysis on various topics related to Metrea’s interests. Successful candidates will have:
- Prior internship experience conducting in-depth research tasks that culminate in a polished final product.
- Strong ability to write analysis objectively with a high degree of accuracy.
- Proven familiarity with complex aerospace fundamentals and technical solutions.
- Demonstrated interest in national security, intelligence, and aerospace, particularly in prior coursework or internship experience.
- Willingness to learn more about the defense industry and Metrea’s mission areas worldwide.
- Demonstrates a proactive attitude to teamwork by taking initiative with new ideas and projects.
- Enrollment at a four-year institution pursuing a degree in government, foreign policy, engineering, computer science, or related studies.
- Familiarity with the intelligence cycle or similar structured analytic techniques is a plus.
- Demonstrated interest in national security and defense.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Enthusiasm and a strong desire to learn.
- Previous experience using data analysis software, including R and Python.
- Acute attention to detail.
- Availability for 20 hours a week, in-person.
- Willingness and ability to maintain confidentiality in relation to company matters.
Must have US citizenship.
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.
AAP/EEO Statement
Legal Entity 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 non-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
1222 22 nd St NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20037
Work Environment
This job operates in an office setting
Travel
Travel requirements are approximately 10%, including local travel to events in the Washington, DC area.
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