Aerospace Export Compliance & Data Classification Specialist

Cts Technology Solutions, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cts Technology Solutions, Inc. in Seattle is seeking an experienced Export Classification Specialist to join our engineering/compliance team. You will classify aerospace tech data under EAR/ITAR, evaluate drawings, BOMs, software and systems, and guide compliant decisions across projects.

You will collaborate with engineers, Legal and Global Trade Control to resolve high-risk cases, build better guidance, and balance regulatory requirements with business needs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• AA degree in related discipline and typically 6 or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform export classifications (ECCN/ITAR) for aerospace technical data including drawings, materials, source code and engineering systems.
• Partner directly with engineers to evaluate data, challenge assumptions and guide compliant decisions.
• Support corporate investigations and compliance risk assessments.
• Contribute to and improve export decision guides internal processes.
• Navigate ambiguity balancing regulatory compliance with business needs.
• Operate in a high-volume, fast-paced environment where priorities can shift quickly.
• Collaborate with Global Trade Control and Legal teams on complex or high-risk cases.

Skills

Export classifications

Regulatory compliance

Technical evaluation

Communication

Education

AA degree or equivalent

Job description

Cts Technology Solutions, Inc. in Seattle is seeking an experienced Export Classification Specialist to join our engineering/compliance team. You will classify aerospace tech data under EAR/ITAR, evaluate drawings, BOMs, software and systems, and guide compliant decisions across projects.

You will collaborate with engineers, Legal and Global Trade Control to resolve high-risk cases, build better guidance, and balance regulatory requirements with business needs in a fast-paced environment.