Come start your career with some of the brightest and most innovative minds in the country. Get your hands on actual projects, and at the same time, prepare for a truly awesome career in aerospace and defense. This is not your parent’s internship program – you won’t be getting coffee and ordering lunch. Our Interns have the unique experience of getting both mentoring and coaching while working side by side with recognized industry experts on real-world assignments directly related to their field of study. Bring your knowledge and desire to learn, and we will provide the experience. Summer internships are typically 10-12 weeks starting in late May/early June and work an average of 40 hours a week. Depending on satisfactory completion of certain criteria during your internship, you may be considered for a full-time position upon graduation.
As an International Trade Compliance Intern, you will be using your skills and expertise to support the issuance of export and import policies, procedures, methods, operating practices, and functional performance standards to include the requirements contained in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, Arms Export Control Act, US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, US Customs regulations and certain foreign customs regulations.
You will provide assistance and direction on strategic initiatives designed to enhance SNCs trade compliance program. You will contribute to improvements to our people, processes, and tools necessary for our compliance with US and international trade regulations with an emphasis on International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export Administration Regulations. You’ll join a team of trade compliance professionals dedicated to providing best in class support to our enterprise and our customers as a part of an increasingly dynamic international trade compliance organization.
At SNC’s Washington, D.C. office we are responsible for government affairs, international strategy, international business, and trade and regulatory compliance. We provide strategic guidance across the organization, helping to find alignment and compliance between SNC and the national security priorities of the U.S. government. Learn more about the Washington, D.C. team
Responsibilities:
- Assist in the development, planning, and implementation of international trade compliance process improvement projects and corrective actions
- Providing support and assistance of international trade compliance tools and processes
- Facilitating ongoing review of trade compliance program to ensure consistency and identify best practices
- Shape and prioritize backlog, utilizing business expertise and understanding of customer needs, translate requirements into user stories & acceptance criteria
- Balance business value with technical feasibility while prioritizing stories and features, optimizing cost and improving delivery efficiency
- Act as the “voice of the customer” within the team to ensure the team “builds the right thing” • Ensure process improvement meets relevant data protection (i.e. security, privacy & compliance) standards
- Drive continuous improvement across the international trade compliance program
- Facilitate release planning, sprint planning and demonstrations with stakeholders
- Interact with other teams within projects as part of synchronization to implement cross-team tasks
- Assist in the development, planning, and implementation of international trade compliance process improvement projects and corrective actions
- Providing support and assistance of international trade compliance tools and processes
- Facilitating ongoing review of trade compliance program to ensure consistency and identify best practices
Must-haves:
- Must be a Sophomore, Junior or Senior in college or technical school, with at least 6 months until graduation after end of internship
- Strong skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment
- Strong organization skills and work ethic; detail oriented
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.
At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNC
Estimated Starting Salary: 16.00 – 26.40 USD Hourly
