ALTEN Technology USA

Trade Compliance Specialist

ALTEN Technology USA  •  $90k - $120k/yr  •  North Reading, MA (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Key Responsibilities

  • Regulatory Compliance: Manage Harmonized System (HS) classifications, ECCN/export classification, country of origin (COO) determinations, and FTA eligibility.
  • Operational Control: Oversee customs clearance for air, ocean, and ground shipments, ensuring compliance with U.S. and international regulations.
  • Process Improvement: Design Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and embed automated, preventive compliance checkpoints into supply chain workflows.
  • Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with Product, Hardware, and Logistics teams to support new product introductions (NPI) and resolve import/export bottlenecks.
  • Risk Mitigation: Monitor compliance metrics, manage Import/Exporter of Record (IoR/EoR) registration, and manage risks related to EAR/ITAR.
  • Data Analysis: Use data to track performance, identify trends, and report to leadership on trade compliance health.

Required Qualifications

  • Experience in international trade, customs brokerage, or import/export compliance.
  • Strong knowledge of global trade regulations, including HS codes and FTA utilization.
  • Ability to work with complex data to drive process improvements.
  • Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with trade technology systems and automation.
  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, or a related field.
  • 5 – 10 years of experience as trade compliance specialist

Salary Range: $90k-$120k

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

ALTEN Technology USA

About ALTEN Technology USA

We’re ALTEN Technology, an engineering services company that provides solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. For decades, we’ve been helping our clients develop products that are changing the world, whether that’s by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set a new standard of care, or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. Our team of more than 600 people works across industries including aerospace, medtech and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 supplier, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, rail, and more. Our offices across the US have different industry focuses and engage with our clients in different ways, ranging from working on-site at client facilities to executing work packages at our delivery centers.

Industry
Architecture & Engineering
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Greensboro, North Carolina
Year Founded
1988
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