Export Control and Trade Compliance Specialist

Join us in our mission to commercialize fusion energy

About Type One Energy

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023 the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies

If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision join us as a Export Control and Trade Compliance Specialist. This is what you need to know:

Location: Knoxville TN

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent full time

Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer

Your role in the mission:

We are seeking an Export Control and Trade Compliance Specialist to take the lead in managing and strengthening our export control tariff and customs compliance efforts. This individual will work closely with the legal and regulatory affairs team but will serve as the primary point of contact and subject matter lead for export control and trade compliance matters for our Knoxville HQ office operations AND support other offices in the US (in Wisconsin and Massachusetts) and in CA (in Vancouver).

The role will focus on ensuring compliance with U.S. and international regulations related to exports technology transfer and the importation of materials.

This position will suit someone with a background in legal affairs or regulatory compliance though a law degree is not required. The ideal candidate will be proactive confident in addressing technical teams (including scientists and engineers) and capable of asserting compliance requirements clearly and constructively.

• Lead export control and trade compliance activities ensuring adherence to U.S. export laws EAR ITAR and related regulations.
  
• Oversee import tariff and customs processes including classification documentation and duty management.
  
• Support compliance aspects of international contracts.
  
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including R&D engineering and operations to ensure alignment with export and import compliance requirements.
  
• Review transactions technology transfers and partner collaborations for export control risks.
  
• Develop implement and maintain internal compliance policies procedures and training programs.
  
• Perform export control determination classification and associated supporting justifications and rationales for applicable technologies and keep the information up to date in accordance with changes in regulations and company activities.
  
• Serve as the internal liaison for export-related inquiries and audits.
  
• Confidently engage and push back with technical teams scientists and partners to uphold compliance requirements when challenged.
  
• Provide practical business-oriented advice to management and project teams.
  
• Coordinate with outside counsel government agencies and logistics providers as needed.

What youll need:

• Bachelors degree in legal studies international trade business or a related field.
  
• 35 years of experience in export control trade compliance or customs/tariff regulation.
  
• Background in legal and/or regulatory affairs or corporate compliance preferred (law degree not required).
  
• Experience working with U.S. export and import regulations (EAR ITAR OFAC CBP HTS ECCN etc.).
  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to work effectively with scientists engineers and executives.
  
• Confident and assertive comfortable pushing back when compliance standards are questioned.
  
• Experience in the nuclear energy or engineering sectors is a plus.

We offer:

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus you will also get

• Stock and share options
• Relocation allowance
• Insurance plans
• 401k retirement options
• And many more great voluntary benefits

Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Its FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.

Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information visit or follow us on LinkedIn.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Type One Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity searching for the best new ideas and remaining open to unique perspectives. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment independent of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal state or local laws. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.