Export Compliance Engineer
📍 Uzwil
Role and responsibilities
You evaluate products, technologies, software, and technical data to determine export control classifications (ECN/ECCN) and licensing requirements. You review technical drawings, engineering documentation, product specifications, and technology transfers to ensure compliance with international export control regulations. You perform screenings, risk assessments, and end-use/end-user evaluations while supporting global customer projects from offer to delivery. You maintain export control records, classifications, licenses, and audit-ready documentation to ensure full regulatory compliance and traceability. You collaborate with engineering, project management, supply chain, and sales teams while driving process improvements, digitalization initiatives, and stakeholder training.
Team / description
Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines. Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries. We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.
Qualifications and Skills
University degree in a technical discipline such as Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a comparable field; additional knowledge of international trade or compliance is a plus
Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand and assess technical products, systems, drawings, and documentation
Independent, structured, and detail- and solution-oriented working style combined with strong cross-functional problem-solving capabilities
High level of responsibility, reliability, and integrity when dealing with complex technical and regulatory topics; experience with export control regulations or SAP GTS is advantageous
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with fluency in English; additional languages are a plus