Senior Trade Compliance Specialist

Indra Group UK & Ireland; Market Deeping; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Holiday - 25 days + bank

Enhanced Pension Scheme - up to 8%

Life Assurance

Free parking

Training & Continuous Learning

Job summary

Indra Park Air is seeking a Senior Trade Compliance Specialist to lead complex export controls for its international aviation and defence business. The role focuses on classification, licensing, sanctions and due diligence across multi‑jurisdiction projects.

You will work with Commercial, Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Projects and Logistics to ensure compliance from opportunity through to delivery, with BPSS clearance as a baseline requirement.

Qualifications

• Significant practical experience in export controls or international trade compliance.
• At least 5+ years in UK Strategic Export Controls, military/dual-use classification, licensing, sanctions, end‑user due diligence, EAR, ECCNs/EAR99 and de minimis.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, practical guidance for the business.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on UK and international export control requirements.
• Perform military and dual‑use classification of equipment, components, software and technology.
• Prepare and manage export licence applications and related compliance tasks.
• Assess US-origin content, including ECCNs, EAR99, de minimis and re‑export considerations.
• Identify and escalate ITAR‑controlled content or technology.
• Conduct sanctions, denied‑party, end‑user and end‑use due diligence.
• Support enhanced due diligence for higher‑risk destinations and transactions.
• Maintain auditable records of classifications, licensing and due diligence decisions.

Skills

UK Export Controls

Military & dual-use

Export licensing

Sanctions screening

End-user due diligence

ECCN/EAR99 knowledge

ITAR awareness

Job description

Indra Park Air work with customers all over the globe to make air travel safer. For over 60 years we’ve been one of the leading producers of VHF and UHF radios, providing the vital link between the ground and the air for passenger, freight and military aircraft.

The reasons behind our success are simple and won’t change. First, we work harder for the customer than the rest. We take time to truly know their needs and create the right product for them. We train them how to use it, we won’t let our equipment be deployed until every detail is right, and then we provide the best care and service for all our products.

At Indra Park Air we stay the best by looking to the future – to new requirements and new possibilities. A radio remains a radio, but we never stop thinking about how we can improve it, and how it can offer more to our customers. It’s no wonder that we are one of only 2% of companies worldwide to hold PLATINUM Level in Investors in People Accreditation.

At Indra Park Air, our values guide everything we do, from developing industry-leading technology to supporting our customers around the world.

Innovation - Our capacity for innovation, cutting-edge solutions, and specialised team of professionals enable us to drive a safer, more connected future through technology.

Trust - We work with strength, commitment, and reliability, delivering quality solutions to build trust with customers, employees, partners, investors, and society.

Connection - We harness the power of collaboration, connect ideas and solutions, and adapt to our customers' needs, supporting them on the path to a better future.

Foresight - We anticipate future needs to make the world safer and more connected, transforming our experience and knowledge into solutions for a better tomorrow.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Trade Compliance Specialist to join Park Air and play a key role in supporting our international aviation and defence business.

This is a senior, hands‑on position for someone with strong export control and trade compliance experience who enjoys working through complex issues and providing practical advice to the wider business.

As our international projects grow in size and complexity, we are seeing increasingly significant requirements around product classification, export licensing, sanctions, end‑user and end‑use due diligence, US‑origin content and customer compliance obligations.

The successful candidate will provide specialist expertise across these areas and work closely with Commercial, Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Projects and Logistics to ensure trade compliance requirements are understood and addressed from the earliest stages of an opportunity through to final delivery and ongoing support.

UK strategic export controls can apply to goods, software and technology, including military and dual‑use items, with exporters responsible for determining whether the appropriate export authorisation is required. UK strategic export controls

What You’ll Be Doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing expert advice on UK and international export control requirements.
• Undertaking military and dual‑use classification of equipment, components, software and technology.
• Preparing and managing export licence applications and associated compliance requirements.
• Assessing US‑origin content, including ECCNs, EAR99, de minimis and re‑export considerations.
• Identifying and escalating potential ITAR‑controlled content or technology.
• Conducting and reviewing sanctions, denied‑party, end‑user and end‑use due diligence.
• Supporting enhanced due diligence for higher‑risk destinations, customers and transactions.
• Reviewing End User Undertakings, End User Statements and supporting compliance documentation.
• Reviewing trade compliance and due diligence requirements flowed down through customer contracts and tenders, ensuring obligations are understood, achievable and appropriately flowed down to suppliers where required.
• Supporting major projects with significant or complex classification and licensing requirements.
• Advising the business on temporary exports, demonstrations, exhibitions, loan equipment, repairs and returns.
• Providing trade compliance input to bids, tenders and contract reviews so that potential restrictions are identified early.
• Maintaining clear and auditable records supporting classifications, licensing and due diligence decisions.
• Supporting the development of trade compliance procedures, processes, internal controls and training.
• Monitoring regulatory developments and helping the business understand their practical impact.
• Acting as a senior point of escalation for complex trade compliance questions.
• The Export Control Joint Unit administers the UK's export control and licensing system for military and dual‑use items.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone with significant practical experience in export controls or international trade compliance, ideally gained within the defence, aerospace, aviation, communications or another highly regulated technology environment.

You will have at least 5+ years experience in the following areas:

• UK Strategic Export Controls.
• Military and dual‑use classification.
• Export licensing and licence management.
• Sanctions and restricted‑party screening.
• End‑user and end‑use due diligence.
• US Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• ECCNs, EAR99 and de minimis assessments.
• US re‑export controls and an understanding of ITAR.
• Customs classification, origin and international shipping requirements.
• Trade compliance requirements within customer and supplier contracts.
• Working with government, defence or other sensitive end‑users.
• Most importantly, you will be able to take complex regulatory requirements and turn them into clear, proportionate and practical advice for the business.

About You

You’ll be someone who:

• Has strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Is comfortable making evidence‑based compliance decisions.
• Can work independently on complex cases.
• Takes a pragmatic, risk‑based approach to compliance.
• Is confident challenging or escalating a transaction when necessary.
• Communicates complex subjects clearly to non‑specialists.
• Can work effectively across Commercial, Engineering, Supply Chain, Projects, Sales and Logistics.
• Is organised and comfortable managing multiple international projects and priorities.
• Understands that good trade compliance should enable legitimate business while protecting the company.

Note - In special circumstances individual requirements can be relaxed, e.g. additional experience can be taken in lieu of qualifications.

Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

• Flexitime and core hours – 37.5 hrs a week, core hrs between 0930-1500

• Enhanced Holiday – 25 days plus bank holidays
• Enhanced Pension Scheme – up to 8% company contribution
• Life Assurance
• Liberty Days - you can request up to 3 days of your annual leave ‘on the day’
• Buying and Selling Holidays
• Long service and retirement awards
• Private healthcare
• Flu vaccinations
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Training
• Continuous Learning
• Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Services

Indra Park Air is an equal employment opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.