Export Compliance Officer
Coulson AviationJob Description Job Description
At Coulson Aviation, we operate, modify, and maintain a diverse fleet of specialized aircraft supporting aerial firefighting operations worldwide. Our fleet includes C-130 Hercules, Boeing 737 FIRELINERS™, Cessna Citation 550 and 560 aircraft, CH-47D Chinooks, and Sikorsky S-61 and S-76 helicopters. We operate across the United States, Canada, Australia, and Chile.
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As our company continues to grow, we are looking for an experienced Export Compliance Officer to join our team in Thermal, California . This is a full-time, onsite position responsible for supporting Coulson’s U.S. customs and export-control program, identifying risks associated with international trade activity, and ensuring the compliant movement of aircraft, parts, equipment, technical data, and materials across international borders.
WHY JOIN COULSON AVIATION?
• Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications.
• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits.
• A supportive and collaborative team environment.
• The opportunity to shape customs and export-compliance processes across a growing international organization.
• Challenging work involving U.S. and international trade requirements.
• Meaningful work supporting aerial firefighting operations around the world.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
• Serve as the Company’s designated Empowered Official in accordance with applicable eligibility and authorization requirements.
• Monitor and manage relationships and accounts with U.S., Canadian, and international customs brokers.
• Liaise with vendors and internal departments to ensure inbound and outbound shipments meet U.S. Customs and Border Protection requirements.
• Prepare, review, and validate commercial and customs invoices to support timely and accurate customs clearance.
• Coordinate with customs brokers during U.S. Customs and other regulatory audits.
• Obtain and evaluate guidance regarding trade eligibility and restrictions, valuation, taxation, free-trade agreements, duty treatment, and Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifications.
• Identify customer-owned materials and ensure they are accurately recorded on customs, commercial, and freight invoices.
• Monitor import and export documentation to reduce the risk of shipment delays, regulatory audits, misclassification, and financial penalties.
• Develop, document, update, and map customs and export-compliance processes supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the FAA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate after-hours customs clearances with brokers when operationally required.
• Identify opportunities to reduce customs, brokerage, duty, and freight costs while maintaining regulatory compliance.
• Review customs, duty, brokerage, and freight invoices to validate charges before approval.
• Analyze U.S. and international export-control regulations for their relevance and application to Coulson’s aviation operations.
• Assess export-control requirements relating to aircraft, aircraft parts, equipment, software, technical data, and former military aircraft.
• Monitor regulatory changes and communicate their operational impact to relevant departments.
• Represent the Company as a subject-matter expert when communicating with the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and other government authorities.
• Prepare and submit required import and export license applications.
• Maintain import and export documentation in accordance with U.S. law, regulatory requirements, and company policies.
• Determine and maintain current export-control classifications for products, parts, equipment, software, and technical data.
• Develop and maintain compliance procedures, internal controls, records, and supporting documentation.
• Provide responsive and professional service to internal departments, customers, vendors, brokers, and government representatives.
• Identify compliance risks and recommend practical co