Global Trade Specialist

Date Posted: 2026-01-22
Country: Australia
Location: AU-SA-MAWSON LAKES-111 ~ 1-11 Technology Dr ~ BLDG 111
Position Role Type: Unspecified

About the Role

Support Australia's defence mission. Connect with diverse teams to solve real world problems. Be valued and empowered to reach your full potential, supported by an inclusive culture.

Your mission starts here at Raytheon Australia! Right now, we are seeking a bright and energised Global Trade Specialist. Join our team of outstanding people with expertise across a wide variety of disciplines and position yourself at the forefront of tomorrow's capabilities.

As a Global Trade Specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring global trade activities are effectively managed and compliant with licencing obligations, relevant laws and regulations, and the company's policies and procedures. The role is required to proactively manage global trade activities to identify requirements, implement and manage solutions, and resolve issues to ensure consistent global trade practices and compliance are applied across the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and management of global trade authorisations for assigned programs / pursuits.
• Identify licensing requirements and associated risks for assigned programs / pursuits and develop and implement plans to obtain, maintain and manage authorisations in support of the timely achievement of business requirements.
• Support the preparation of shipments and re-transfer of export-controlled material to ensure shipments and re-transfers are in compliance with relevant licences, laws, and regulations.
• Review and action requests for re-transfer of export-controlled materials to ensure compliance with licences and regulatory requirements prior to release outside the company.
• Participate in the collection and analysis of performance metrics for the purpose of driving process improvements and enhanced controls.
• Provide input and advice on appropriate classifications, regulations, and commodity codes for the designation of product classification.
• Maintain records in relevant systems, ensuring all records are up to date, and that the records are reviewed for currency and accuracy.
• Undertake travel within Australia, as required, to fulfil the requirements of this role.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Ability to provide guidance and assistance to less experienced professionals and/or support employees, as required.
• Ability to set and achieve day-to-day objectives for own area of responsibility to meet the objectives or goals of projects and work assignments that have a moderate impact on the work area.
• Ability to influence parties within own work area at an operational level.
• Experience working autonomously with limited supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.
• Established knowledge of regulatory agency guidance and practice, export licensing requirements, and industry best practices for compliance.
• Requires tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, or Law, or equivalent experience in defence or related industry.
• Minimum of 2 years prior relevant experience required.
• Requires theoretical to advanced knowledge of export / import operations and/or regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Requires understanding of projects, programs, or systems relevant to the business with the ability to make enhancements and leverage knowledge in daily work.
• Demonstrated experience in identifying risks, recommending, and implementing solutions in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated experience supporting customer requirements and meeting time critical deadlines.
• Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a NV1 Security clearance as needed. Eligibility can be found at http://www.defence.gov.au/agsva

What We Offer

In return, we will support you with access to best practice tools, systems and processes while continually investing in your growth by providing tailored learning and development opportunities.

This is your opportunity to join the brightest minds in the nation working for the mission on leading-edge technology to deliver Australia's most significant defence capabilities.

If you are looking to contribute to the mission that matters, click apply now or contact us at careers@raytheon.com.au.

Equal Opportunity

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About RTX

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.