Senior Compliance Specialist, Trade

About MATSYS MATSYS is an innovation driven advanced manufacturing company developing and producing specialty engineered materials that power next generation aerospace, defense, and energy applications. Our technologies enable breakthroughs in performance, efficiency, and reliability—solving some of the most complex materialsengineering challenges in the world. We are in a period of rapid growth and scaling, and we thrive on collaboration, technical excellence, and a culture of continuous improvement. At MATSYS, you will have the opportunity to directly influence the success of mission‑critical programs and build a supply chain designed for resilience, agility, and world‑class execution. If you are excited by complex materials, advanced manufacturing, and high‑impact technical problem‑solving, you’ll feel right at home here. Position Overview We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Compliance Specialist – Trade Compliance to support the Company’s trade-compliance program and broader regulatory compliance initiatives. This role serves as a technical resource for export controls, import compliance, sanctions, licensing, restricted-party screening, and regulatory recordkeeping. The successful candidate will help ensure that business activities comply with applicable U.S. trade regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) requirements, and applicable customs and import/export requirements. Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, the Senior Compliance Specialist will support licensing activities, compliance assessments, employee training, audits, internal controls, policy development, and corrective-action tracking. The role requires strong analytical judgment, sound regulatory knowledge, and the ability to translate complex requirements into practical business processes. This is a senior individual-contributor position with no direct supervisory responsibilities. The Specialist supports designated program owners, license holders, Responsible Persons, and leadership in maintaining effective compliance programs and escalating potential regulatory risks. Key Responsibilities Trade Compliance and Export Controls Support compliance with EAR, ITAR, OFAC, customs, import/export, sanctions, and other applicable trade regulations. Assist with export jurisdiction and classification determinations for products, software, technical data, technology, services, and related activities. Prepare, coordinate, track, and maintain export license applications, agreements, exemptions, exceptions, provisos, renewals, amendments, and supporting documentation. Conduct and document restricted-party screening, sanctions screening, embargo reviews, end-use and end-user assessments, and diversion-risk evaluations. Evaluate proposed exports, imports, shipments, technical-data transfers, foreign-person access, international travel, demonstrations, marketing activities, customers, suppliers, and business opportunities for potential trade-compliance implications. Support the development and implementation of trade-compliance procedures, technology-control measures, internal controls, training, and documentation practices. Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready trade-compliance records in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. Monitor regulatory changes and communicate relevant requirements, risks, and recommended actions to appropriate stakeholders. Identify, document, and promptly escalate potential violations, high-risk transactions, and matters requiring management review, including potential disclosure considerations. Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Shipping and Receiving, Program Management, Business Development, Human Resources, Information Technology, Security, Finance, and executive leadership to support compliant operations. Licensing and Ge…

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