Contracts & Trade Compliance Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Review customer purchase orders and contracts to ensure that terms and conditions, quality clauses, prices, and delivery schedules are satisfactory and acceptable to the company.
• Approve and sign order travelers and sales order checks.
• Negotiate exceptions to terms and conditions of purchase with the customer’s representative in coordination with ScioTeq’s global contracts team.
• Review all ScioTeq LLC agreements, including Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Proprietary Information Agreements (PIA), Teaming, Pricing, and Reseller Agreements.
• Maintain the current Agreement Log.
• Maintain signed original contracts and agreements in a secure server location.
• Work with Sales and Business Development on new opportunities and proposals to ensure that terms and conditions remain within company guidelines.

Trade and Export Compliance (ITAR / EAR / CUI)

• Maintain a strong working knowledge and understanding of ITAR, EAR, and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) requirements.
• Prepare and submit license applications to the U.S. Department of State (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (EAR).
• Handle and document data transfers against the correct export licenses, ensuring each transfer is properly authorized and recorded.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, International Trade, Paralegal/Legal Studies, or a related field — or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in contracts administration, procurement, and/or export/trade compliance, preferably in an aerospace, defense, or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and submitting export license applications.
• Familiarity with commercial and government contract terms and conditions, and with NDA, PIA, Teaming, Pricing, and Reseller agreements.
• Strong negotiation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and proven ability to handle confidential and export-controlled information with discretion.
• Strong organizational and recordkeeping skills, including maintenance of logs and secure document repositories.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and document/records management systems.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Sales, Business Development, Program Management, Finance, and Legal.
• Prior experience filing through the DDTC (DECCS) and BIS (SNAP-R) online licensing systems preferred.
• Export compliance certification (e.g., Certified Export Compliance Professional / ECoP or equivalent) preferred.
• Experience supporting U.S. Government and prime-contractor programs subject to FAR/DFARS flow-downs preferred.
• US Person required.