Trade Compliance Specialist

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Inc; California; Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Goal Share bonus program

Paid volunteering time

24/7 wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Learning and development

Zusammenfassung

Ontic Chatsworth seeks a Trade Compliance Specialist to support compliant international trade across our operations. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to manage licensing, classifications, screenings, and recordkeeping, reporting to the International Trade Compliance Lead.

You will handle day-to-day compliance activities and detailed regulatory requirements to help Ontic operate globally in aerospace markets.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of Trade Compliance experience, including preparing EAR and ITAR license applications.
• Strong knowledge of ITAR, EAR, and FTR regulations.
• Foundational AES/EEI filing experience is required.
• Knowledge of import regulations and processes.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; 5+ years can be substituted.
• Customs broker credentials are advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Support import/export activities per government regulations and Ontic policies.
• Prepare licensing applications through SNAP-R and DECCS, maintain records.
• Review export/import documents for accuracy and compliance (EEI/AES).
• Conduct denied party screenings and travel/visitor vetting.
• Coordinate with freight forwarders to ensure proper documentation.
• Determine Schedule B, HTS, ECCN, USML classifications with rationale.

Kenntnisse

Trade compliance experience

ITAR/EAR knowledge

AES/EEI filing

Import/export regulations

Licensing (SNAP-R/DECCS)

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

SNAP-R

DECCS

AES

EEI filing

Jobbeschreibung

Trade Compliance Specialist Chatsworth - California, USA | Regular, Full-Time | Onsite $85,000 - $100,000/year, based on experience

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!

About Ontic Chatsworth

Our 114,000 sq ft Chatsworth facility in Los Angeles specialises in electronic and electro-mechanical aerospace products, supporting critical systems including airborne radar, cabin and cockpit lighting, flight controls, engine and environmental controls and pilot controls. Behind those products is a team solving complex technical and operational challenges every day. With specialist manufacturing and testing capabilities on site, Chatsworth combines decades of aerospace expertise with the opportunity to keep improving how we deliver for our customers.

Join the team and your work will contribute directly to the reliability and availability of systems used across civil and military aviation around the world.

The opportunity

As a Trade Compliance Specialist at Ontic, you'll play an important role in supporting compliant international trade across our operations. Reporting to the International Trade Compliance Lead, you'll work across functional teams and alongside Trade Compliance colleagues at other Ontic sites to support our import and export activities. You'll take ownership of a broad range of trade compliance activities, from government licensing and export documentation to classifications, screenings, audits and recordkeeping. Working with minimal supervision, you'll help ensure our processes meet applicable government regulations and Ontic requirements. This is an opportunity to bring established trade compliance expertise into a growing global aerospace business, where you'll work across both day-to-day compliance activities and the detailed regulatory requirements that support our ability to operate internationally.

What you'll be doing

• Support import and export activities in accordance with applicable government regulations, Ontic policies and departmental requirements.
• Prepare and support government licensing applications through SNAP-R and DECCS, while maintaining licensing records and providing updates on compliance actions.
• Review export shipping documentation before shipment and audit export and import documentation for accuracy and compliance, including EEI/AES filings.
• Conduct denied party screenings, third-party vetting and reviews of visitors and international travel requests.
• Work with freight forwarders and brokers to obtain and verify required documentation and ensure information has been filed correctly.
• Analyze and interpret drawings to determine Schedule B, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) and U.S. Munitions List (USML) classifications, documenting classification rationale and maintaining records.
• Maintain import and export records in accordance with applicable Customs regulations and Ontic policies and procedures.

What you'll bring

• 5+ years of Trade Compliance experience, including preparing and submitting EAR export license applications through SNAP-R and ITAR export license applications through DECCS.
• Strong knowledge of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), along with knowledge of Federal Trade Regulations (FTR).
• Foundational experience with the Automated Export System (AES) and Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing.
• Strong knowledge of import regulations and processes.
• A bachelor's degree is preferred; in lieu of a bachelor's degree, 5+ years of Trade Compliance experience will be considered.
• Licensed Customs Broker credentials would be advantageous.

Why Ontic?

At Ontic, we're specialists in keeping critical aircraft flying. Our work supports civil and military aviation around the world, giving established aircraft products the long-term support they need to remain safe, reliable and available. But it's our people who make that possible. We're a growing, global team where you're trusted to take ownership, encouraged to challenge how things have always been done and supported to develop your career as our business grows. We believe in embracing the challenge - working together to solve complex problems and create opportunities for our customers, our business and each other.

Benefits at Ontic

• Goal Share bonus program - everyone at Ontic is automatically enrolled, giving us all the opportunity to share in our success
• Paid volunteering time - giving you time to support a cause or community that matters to you
• 24/7 wellbeing support - confidential support available through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee discounts - access to discounts and offers across a range of retailers and services
• Learning and development - opportunities to build your skills, develop your career and grow with Ontic
• Employee referral program - rewarding you for introducing great people to Team Ontic
• Comprehensive medical insurance
• Competitive PTO, holiday pay and sick leave
• 401(k) plan - with up to 4% company match
• 9/80 work schedule - where applicable

Compensation Pay Range

$85,000 - $100,000/year, based on experience

Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person ” as defined by 22. C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.

Ontic is a leading manufacturer to the world's civil and military aircraft. By becoming the OEM to critical parts others originally developed, we provide continuity, availability and longevity to our customers' fleets, supporting them for a lifetime of flight. Through our in-house manufacturing and engineering, MRO, spares, and AOG support, we ensure certified, safety-critical components remain available, compliant, and reliable across the full operational life of the aircraft we support. We use our expertise and experience to reduce supply chain risk, improve production outputs and deliver for our customers, so they can keep their aircraft flying now and in the future.