Global Trade Compliance Specialist

Who WE are and where WE are going:

At MRA Systems, our employees have amazing opportunities to work on advanced technologies and systems that support thousands of customers and millions of people worldwide every day.  From the first flight across the Pacific Ocean to developing highly complex structures for the most popular aircraft in the world, we have come a long way always with a can-do approach to problem solving while delighting customers with our high say-do ratio.  We are looking for people with innovative ideas and the drive to help us grow into the future.

A pioneer in the production and assembly of complex aerostructures including aircraft and rocket components, engine nacelle systems, thrust reversers and advanced composite products, we apply the latest digital technologies and automation in composite design and manufacturing that are second to none.  At ST Engineering MRAS, we are also rapidly augmenting our maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities leveraging the company’s expanded aircraft nacelle portfolio as well as it’s materials and processing expertise.

Who YOU are and what YOU can become:

ST Engineering MRAS is seeking a Global Trade Compliance Specialist to join our team. You would focus on implementing international trade compliance activities into daily business operations, conducting compliance assessments, and working with a variety of internal stakeholders to ensure that the proper processes, procedures, and authorizations are in place.

In this role, you will function as a strategic business partner that enables MRAS’s business and accelerates MRAS’s global growth by providing expert guidance on complex trade requirements and regulations. you will collaborate with stakeholders to solve problems, offer innovative solutions, and translate regulatory policies to advance MRAS’s long-term objectives.

What YOU will do:

• Act as primary trade controls contact with the parent company and stakeholders ensuring communication and collaboration.
• Serve as the designated Empowered Official responsible for ensuring compliance with U.S. trade control laws and regulations, including but not limited to ITAR, EAR, OFAC, and Customs.
• Identify each function impacted or involved in trade control related activities and utilize a process to ensure that proper jurisdiction/classifications have been assigned and are being maintained and managed.
• Stay current with evolving trade regulations, tariffs, and sanctions to ensure all import and export activities comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Ensure the performance of export and import transactions (e.g., hardware, software, technical data, and defense services) are conducted in a compliant manner
• Implement a process to ensure authorizations are planned for in advance, obtained, and properly activated before use and deploy a recordkeeping management and reporting process for required records and reports.
• Monitor compliance activities, assist with self-assessments, and ensure potential noncompliance issues are addressed.
• Analyze applicability of global trade control requirements to business programs.
• Develop and deploy regulatory documentation for business programs which may include multiple agencies and authorization types.
• Partner on initiatives in a collaborative environment.
• Ensure accurate classification of goods under Harmonized System (HS) codes and correct valuation for duties and taxes calculation.
• Liaise with customs authorities, couriers' agents, and other external departments regularly to facilitate smooth trade flows.

What YOU must bring to Succeed: 

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years experience in role directly related to trade compliance, import and export regulations (ITAR/EAR), customs brokerage, freight forwarding/logistics, or global trade controls and integrating cross functional teams. In lieu of a bachelor's degree, the candidate must have over 8+ years of relevent experience.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience with Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) SNAP-R licensing platform
• Experience with SAP system
• Strong MS Excel skills 
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to Senior Leaders: interacting with all levels of leadership
• Experience with U.S Government contracts, proposals, and/or contract terms related to import/export
• Experience with conducting customer/supplier screening and due diligence
• Experience in developing and delivering training materials
• Experience with Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)/Schedule B Coding
• Bachelor’s degree or higher

AT ST Engineering, we offer great rewards, competitive pay, career advancement and growth opportunities.

Estimate salary range for this role: $88,200  to  $129,000 per year. ST Engineering considers several factors with extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates’ key skills, relevant work experience, education/training/certification, job level, and work location. Base salary is only one component of our competitive Total Rewards package.

ST Engineering - MRAS Benefits:

As a full-time employee of ST Engineering- MRAS, you are eligible for our benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starting from start date
• Health Flexible Spending Accounts
• Free Onsite Gym with weekly fitness classes  
• Immediate 401k vesting!!!
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time off (Permissive for exempt staff)

Employment Notice: Background and Drug Screening Requirements

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, successful completion of a background check and drug screening is a mandatory condition for employment. All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory results from these screenings.

It takes diverse talent to solve real-world problems.  ST Engineering is deeply committed to building a workplace community where inclusion is valued, and everyone feels welcomed.  We’re proud to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other legally protected grounds. So, bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s through our differences that innovative changes are made.

ST Engineering is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact our Talent Strategies team at 571-771-0101, or by email at stena.careers@stengg.us.

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