Mission Logistics & Global Trade Manager

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition.

Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

Mach is seeking a highly capable Mission Logistics & Global Trade Manager to lead complex domestic and international movements supporting our defense programs.

This role will focus on sensitive and difficult shipments, including export-controlled hardware, energetics, propulsion systems, hazardous materials, and other defense-related technologies moving to customers, test sites, demonstrations, and deployment locations around the world.

The ideal candidate combines strong logistics and global trade expertise with exceptional resourcefulness, judgment, and ownership. They must be able to quickly assess regulatory, transportation, and destination-specific constraints, determine compliant paths forward, and drive the approvals, partners, documentation, and transportation required to execute.

This person will work closely with Supply Chain, Legal, Security, Engineering, and Program teams to ensure critical hardware moves safely, compliantly, and on schedule.

Mission & Defense Logistics

• Plan and execute complex domestic and international movement of defense-related hardware.
• Develop logistics plans supporting international customer deliveries, testing, demonstrations, deployments, and other critical program activities.
• Determine viable transportation approaches when traditional commercial shipping methods are not sufficient.
• Develop primary and contingency logistics plans for critical program movements.
• Coordinate end-to-end shipment execution from initial planning through final delivery.
• Identify transportation, regulatory, and destination-specific constraints early and develop mitigation plans before they impact program schedules.
• Support movements into remote, infrastructure-constrained, or otherwise challenging international locations.

Global Trade & International Movement:

• Partner with Legal, Security, Programs, Engineering, and Supply Chain to support compliant international movement of controlled hardware.
• Support shipments involving ITAR- and EAR-controlled products and technology.
• Coordinate export licenses, import authorizations, temporary exports/imports, customs documentation, and other required approvals.
• Support classification and documentation requirements including HTS, Schedule B, ECCN, country of origin, and related trade data.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure required documentation and authorization is in place prior to shipment.
• Maintain appropriate shipment and trade records.

Hazardous Materials & Specialized Transportation:

• Plan and execute movement of hazardous and regulated materials, including energetics, propulsion systems, batteries, fuels, and Class 1 materials.
• Ensure appropriate packaging, labeling, documentation, handling, and carrier requirements are established.
• Coordinate specialized transportation requirements with Engineering, EHS, Security, and external providers.
• Develop solutions for shipments requiring specialized handling,…