Export Compliance Specialist

Teledyne Defense Electronics, LLC; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is seeking an Export Compliance Specialist to support export compliance activities across multiple Teledyne Defense Electronics sites. The role requires ITAR and EAR expertise, strong judgment, and attention to detail to guide practical compliance in a fast-paced environment.

Locations include Torrance, El Segundo, Hawthorne, CA, with possible consideration for the SF Bay Area or Chicago.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business functions to provide operational trade compliance guidance and enable compliant business transactions.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of trade compliance policies, procedures, training, and corporate initiatives.
• Monitor regulatory developments and communicate trade compliance requirements and risks to business leaders and stakeholders.
• Perform export compliance activities, including jurisdiction and classification determinations (USML/ECCN), restricted party checks, license applications, and reviews.
• Support the business in obtaining and managing export licenses and authorizations.
• Identify compliance risks, support investigations and disclosures, and assist with corrective actions when necessary.
• Develop and monitor trade compliance metrics and support internal and external audit activities.
• Serve as a liaison between business functions, CITC, Customs, and Licensing teams.
• Address day-to-day trade compliance questions and support customs-related activities as needed.

Job description

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

The Export Compliance Specialist supports export compliance activities across multiple Teledyne Defense Electronics (TDE) sites. This role serves as a key resource for export licensing, classifications, trade compliance reviews, and day-to-day operational support, partnering closely with Contracts, Engineering, Business Development, HR, Customs, and Trade Compliance leadership to ensure compliant business operations. The ideal candidate brings strong ITAR and EAR knowledge, sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to provide practical compliance guidance in a fast-paced environment. This role also supports customs-related activities as needed. Preferred locations are Torrance, El Segundo, or Hawthorne, California; however, qualified candidates in the San Francisco Bay Area or Chicago may also be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Partner with business functions to provide operational trade compliance guidance and enable compliant business transactions.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of trade compliance policies, procedures, training, and corporate initiatives.
• Monitor regulatory developments and communicate trade compliance requirements and risks to business leaders and stakeholders.
• Perform export compliance activities, including:
  • Jurisdiction and classification determinations (USML/ECCN) Restricted party, end-use, and sanctions screening
  • Export license applications and license administration
  • International travel and visitor reviews
  • Transaction reviews and due diligence activities
• Support the business in obtaining and managing export licenses and authorizations.
• Identify compliance risks, support investigations and disclosures, and assist with corrective actions when necessary.
• Develop and monitor trade compliance metrics and support internal and external audit activities.
• Serve as a liaison between business functions, Corporate International Trade Compliance (CITC), Customs, and Licensing teams.
• Address day-to-day trade compliance questions and support customs-related activities as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of export compliance experience, including responsibility for ITAR and EAR compliance, jurisdiction determinations, and USML/ECCN classifications.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. export regulations, including export licensing, restricted party screening, end-use reviews, sanctions programs, and export control requirements.
• Knowledge of OFAC regulations, country-specific sanctions, and export compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with customs regulations, tariff classification, and valuation principles preferred.
• Experience developing, implementing, or supporting trade compliance procedures, processes, and controls.
• Experience preparing and managing export license applications and authorizations.
• Experience with AES and EEI filings.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively partner with Engineering, Contracts, Business Development, HR, Operations, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory requirements and provide practical compliance guidance to the business.
• Strong computer skills; ERP/XA MAPICS experience preferred.
• Ability to travel occasionally, including domestic and international travel.

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident (green card holder), asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Salary Range: $77,900.00-$103,800.000 The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne conducts background checks on qualified applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, education verification, employment history and verification, criminal convictions, Motor Vehicle Report (MVR & driving history), reference check, credit checks/credit history and drug testing. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day. Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.