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Trade Compliance Specialist - US Customs - Remote

Bingen, Washington Job ID R0003657 Category Contract Post Date Sep. 29, 2025
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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Insitu is looking for an experienced detail-oriented U.S. customs import expert to support its robust international portfolio of clients. Our ideal candidate has experience with US import programs, deep knowledge of harmonized traffic classification, US import process and special programs administration, and thrives on collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.  In this role you will prepare, submit, and administer import clearance applications, post summary audits and corrections, and provide process improvements for Insitu’s import program. You will be part of a collaborative team of trade compliance professionals focused on creating business enabling strategies through the application of trade control expertise.

This role will have a diversity of responsibilities and will focus on running the day-to-day import program for Insitu, including providing harmonized tariff jurisdictional classifications of technology in the Unmanned Aerial System marketplace, and providing guidance and improvements for Insitu import program.

Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for supporting varied trade compliance operations for the company to include:

  • Drafting and managing U.S. customs clearance applications for manufacturing materials and returning deployment hardware used in the Unmanned Aerial Systems business
  • Updating import program process documentation
  • Providing strategic guidance to the company to navigate the changes in U.S. tariff policy
  • Working with Insitu’s parent company and contracted U.S. Customs broker to resolve customs clearance issues
  • Collaborating with trade compliance team members and engineering staff to provide harmonized tariff schedule classifications for new technologies, major systems, parts, and components
  • Analyzing and providing recommendations for improvement to internal customs processes and tools

Required Experience and Qualifications:

  • 7+ years’ experience with drafting and management of U.S. Customs clearance applications
  • Direct work experience as a licensed U.S. Customs broker in the aerospace industry in the last 2 years
  • Experience leading import program improvement projects
  • Knowledge of current Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification best practices
  • Experience researching and evaluating technologies against U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule to determine proper placement within the regulations
  • Experience drafting customs ruling requests
  • Experience interfacing and maintaining strong relationships with technical and programmatic teams to effectively facilitate role objectives
  • Proven development of business strategies that apply U.S. Customs rules to mitigate and reduce duty and tariff exposure

Required Skills:

  • Ability to work independently and prioritize daily work based on business and team objectives
  • Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and quality; ability to review, verify, and validate work
  • Deep knowledge of U.S. import rules and regulations
  • The ability to learn, ask questions, challenge the status quo, and find creative solutions to within the confines of U.S. and international regulations
  • Ability to collect and synthesize data from various stakeholders to create clear and compelling written documents
  • Effective at working with geographically distributed and virtual teams through clear communication and collaboration
  • Interest and ability to move between teams and programs to provide support across various technical and program portfolios
  • Ability to focus on daily repetitious tasks that may be time sensitive with quality
  • Strong organizational skills with the capacity to balance competing demands; effective at prioritizing tasks
  • Excellent program solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office products including Teams, SharePoint, Excel

Typical Education & Experience

  • 10-15 years with a bachelor’s degree or 7-9 years with a master’s degree
  • U.S. Customs brokers license required

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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Your Benefits

No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

  • Generous company match to your 401(k).
  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
  • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
  • Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.
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