Export Compliance Engineer

Bühler Group; Uzwil; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25–30 days vacation

Mobility concept (OSTWIND ZVV etc.)

Pension plan

Health care program

Sports activities

Job summary

Bühler Group in Switzerland is seeking an Export Compliance Engineer to combine engineering expertise with global trade and regulatory compliance. You will assess products and documentation to ensure export control adherence and support international projects from offer to delivery.

You will collaborate across engineering, project management, and supply chain, maintain records and licenses, and contribute to process improvements and training within the Trade Affairs organization.

Qualifications

• University degree in a technical discipline.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand and assess technical products, systems, drawings, and documentation.
• Independent, structured, and detail- and solution-oriented working style with cross-functional problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience with export control regulations or SAP GTS is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate products, technologies, software, and technical data to determine export control classifications (ECN/ECCN) and licensing requirements.
• Review technical drawings, engineering documentation, product specifications, and technology transfers to ensure compliance with international export control regulations.
• Perform screenings, risk assessments, and end-use/end-user evaluations while supporting global customer projects from offer to delivery.
• Maintain export control records, classifications, licenses, and audit-ready documentation to ensure full regulatory compliance and traceability.
• Collaborate with engineering, project management, supply chain, and sales teams while driving process improvements, digitalization initiatives, and stakeholder training.

Skills

Export control

Risk assessment

Documentation

Cross-functional

Stakeholder mgmt

Analytical skills

English fluency

Education

Electrical Eng

Electronics Eng

Mechanical Eng

Tools

SAP GTS

Job description

Join our team as an Export Compliance Engineer and combine your engineering expertise with international business, technology, and global trade affairs. You will work at the intersection of innovation, international trade, and regulatory compliance, supporting the worldwide delivery of advanced technologies while ensuring adherence to global export control requirements. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy analyzing technical products and documentation, solving complex challenges, and collaborating with colleagues across engineering, project management, supply chain, and global operations. As part of our Trade Affairs organization, you will help ensure that cutting‑edge technologies can be successfully and compliantly deployed around the world.

This is where you'll excel

• You evaluate products, technologies, software, and technical data to determine export control classifications (ECN/ECCN) and licensing requirements
• You review technical drawings, engineering documentation, product specifications, and technology transfers to ensure compliance with international export control regulations
• You perform screenings, risk assessments, and end‑use/end‑user evaluations while supporting global customer projects from offer to delivery
• You maintain export control records, classifications, licenses, and audit‑ready documentation to ensure full regulatory compliance and traceability
• You collaborate with engineering, project management, supply chain, and sales teams while driving process improvements, digitalization initiatives, and stakeholder training

These are the skills you'll need

• University degree in a technical discipline such as Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a comparable field; additional knowledge of international trade or compliance is a plus
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand and assess technical products, systems, drawings, and documentation
• Independent, structured, and detail- and solution‑oriented working style combined with strong cross‑functional problem‑solving capabilities
• High level of responsibility, reliability, and integrity when dealing with complex technical and regulatory topics; experience with export control regulations or SAP GTS is advantageous
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with fluency in English; additional languages are a plus

Attractive vacation entitlement

Enough time for relaxation and personal interests - we offer from 25 to 30 days of vacation per year depending on age.

Attractive mobility concept

We offer an OSTWIND ZVV / Z-Pass + half-fare travelcard for CHF 365 + CHF 400 public transport credit as well as an attractive first‑class travelcard or free parking.

VIVA Restaurant

We offer our employees a daily fitness menu from 9, 00 CHF.

Employer-funded pension plan

The Bühler Pension Fund offers Bühler employees an independent pension fund that ensures reliable financial security in retirement: www.pk-buhler.ch

Health-Port

We are committed to preventive health care through laboratory analyses, massages, nutritional advice, physiotherapy, group courses and a company doctor.

Sports activities

We promote physical activity through self‑organized circuit training and running groups as well as vouchers for Update and Activ Fitness.

Our TOP values

Creating impact together at Bühler!

Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.

Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries.

We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start‑ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.