Senior Trade Compliance Leader — ITAR/EAR Expert

Blue Origin LLC; Florida; On-site; USD 104,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Trade Compliance Specialist to govern our global export and import compliance program across engineering, supply chain, and program teams. The role focuses on classifying hardware, software, and data under EAR/ITAR and on maintaining compliant licensing practices.

You will author SOPs, manage licenses, and lead training while serving as a technical liaison to engineers. A strong background in regulatory requirements and a U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in International Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Political Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of U.S. export/import compliance experience, including ITAR/EAR classification and licensing.
• Experience writing and maintaining trade compliance SOPs and policies.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and policies for import/export compliance across Blue Origin
• Keep the trade compliance framework current with ITAR, EAR, CBP, and OFAC requirements
• Work with Legal and business teams to translate regulatory changes into internal policy updates
• Support audits and self-assessments to identify and close process gaps
• Design and deliver trade compliance training programs for engineering, supply chain, and program management stakeholders, including onboarding curricula and periodic refresher content

Skills

Communication skills

Regulatory knowledge

SOP development

Cross-functional collaboration

Reading engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in International Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Political Science, or related field

Tools

SAP GTS

Descartes

Amber Road

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Trade Compliance Specialist to govern our global export and import compliance program across engineering, supply chain, and program teams. The role focuses on classifying hardware, software, and data under EAR/ITAR and on maintaining compliant licensing practices.

You will author SOPs, manage licenses, and lead training while serving as a technical liaison to engineers. A strong background in regulatory requirements and a U.S.