Export Control Officer

About Isembard

Isembard is rebuilding industrial capacity through a connected network of factories. We bring skilled people, advanced machine tools and our own software, MasonOS, together to make precision components for aerospace, defence, energy and robotics.

The role

Isembard makes precision parts for aerospace and defence customers from factories across the UK, US, Germany and France. Goods, software and technical data move between our sites, suppliers and customers, and each transfer has to comply with UK, EU, US and other export-control and sanctions regimes.

You will run the programme that makes this work and make sure the people doing the work know what to do. This is our first dedicated export-control hire. The focus is the UK first, with France, Germany and the US to follow, and there is scope to lead the function as it grows. You will work closely with engineering, operations, IT security and leadership, with travel to company and customer sites.

• Run and improve the export-control compliance programme, policies and procedures.

• Act as the principal point of contact on export control internally and with regulators and customers.

• Classify goods, software and technical data against the relevant control lists, and keep central records so repeat orders do not need reassessing.

• Prepare and manage export licences and authorisations, including their conditions and reporting.

• Operate technology control plans and access controls for controlled technical data.

What you bring

• Experience running an export-control programme in a defence, aerospace or advanced-manufacturing environment.

• Hands-on UK export licensing experience (SPIRE / LITE) and confident use of the UK military and dual-use lists.

• Working knowledge of EU dual-use controls, the US ITAR and EAR, and UK, EU and US sanctions regimes.

• An understanding of deemed-export principles and access controls for foreign persons.

• Accuracy and attention to detail in classification and record-keeping.

• Eligibility to access controlled technical data, which can depend on nationality, residency, security clearance or licensing conditions. You must pass pre-employment screening and any applicable export-control or security-clearance requirements.

• Useful, not essential: hands-on ITAR experience including TAAs and MLAs, building an export-control function from scratch, or professional export-control certification. We value experience over formal qualifications.