Description:
About the Team:An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company's Legal team is nimble and entrepreneurial, filled with collaborative team players with deep domain expertise dedicated to each other's and the company's success. The team sits at the epicenter of business activities and decision-making and is responsible for identifying and managing risks across the organization to ensure An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company is adequately protected through its rapid growth. Team members manage the full suite of legal and regulatory issues, including intellectual property, employment, licensing, procurement, government contracting, vendor and customer contracts, trade compliance, corporate transactions, and governance, among other business-enabling responsibilities. Unique to An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company's fast-paced, high-growth environment, the team works across many departments to support An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company's ambitious goals. Additionally, the company is in a formative phase, with enough structure to build from and still plenty of room for you to define what's next. If you want to be on the front lines of a rapidly evolving commercial space industry, A n American Aerospace Manufacturing Companyis the place for you.
About the role:
- Work within the Company's Regulatory Compliance team, serving as a subject matter expert on U.S. federal and international regulatory regimes relevant to aerospace and defense industries, including:
- Government contracting requirements (FAR/DFARS)
- National security reviews
- Cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-171, CMMC)
- Export controls (ITAR, EAR)
- Implement a risk management process for government contracts compliance for An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company's lines of business.
- Develop and implement internal risk management and compliance programs related to An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company's government business, with a specific emphasis on trade controls, procurement integrity, and security requirements.
- Work with An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company's Trade Compliance function to maintain an effective export compliance program under the ITAR and the EAR, including drafting compliance policies and procedures as well as administering training
About You:
- Law degree from an accredited law school and active license to practice law.
- 5+ years' experience as practicing attorney, either with a large law firm or in-house.
- Experience analyzing and negotiating complex commercial and government contracts.
- Experience in government cybersecurity requirements and data privacy regulations.
- Ability to interface with An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company's federal and state government regulators and customers.
- Ability to receive a federal security clearance at the highest level issued to An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company.
- Experience managing corporate compliance programs.
- Legal experience in export control matters
- Legal experience negotiating customer contracts, both commercial and government.
- Experience working in or with the aerospace industry
- At An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. An American Aerospace Manufacturing Company offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
