Senior Contracts Specialist

Overview

This role supports commercial contract administration, negotiation, and monitoring across the organization. The Senior Contracts Specialist helps protect the business by keeping key obligations and deadlines on track, while partnering with internal teams to support successful customer and supplier relationships.

Location: US Remote (Eastern Time Zone)

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, and administer commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, LTSAs, subcontracts, supplier agreements, and request-for-quote documents.
• Negotiate contracts with medium-to-large dollar values and complex technical or program requirements, ensuring terms are acceptable to the organization.
• Monitor contract milestones, deadlines, obligations, renewals, expiration dates, and overall performance.
• Identify contract risks and compliance concerns, then recommend practical corrective actions.
• Partner with business units and support functions on contract interpretation, corporate governance, policies, and procedures.
• Research new and updated regulations and assess their impact on current and future agreements.
• Provide clear contract analysis and guidance to key stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.
• Maintain the contract database, agreement files, form documents, and legal templates.
• Manage multiple time-sensitive projects while maintaining high levels of accuracy, quality, and organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of progressive experience, including at least 5 years in an equivalent commercial contracts role within a similar operating environment.
• Advanced knowledge of contract drafting, negotiation, purchase order terms and conditions, subcontracts, supplier agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Ability to understand business objectives, identify major contract issues, and develop practical compromise solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Proven ability to prioritize multiple assignments and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• High level of discretion, professionalism, integrity, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD).
• Experience in an in-house legal department or law firm with a strong focus on commercial contract drafting.
• Experience in the aerospace, energy, or military industries.

Compensation & Benefits

• Comprehensive and flexible benefit options starting on day one, including medical, dental, vision, EAP, wellness incentives, and 401(k) with employer matching.
• Development and progression opportunities, including regular performance conversations, training and development curriculum, and engineering fellowship programs.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, paid holidays, and parental leave (eligible on the first day of employment).
• Competitive pay, including eligibility for quarterly and annual bonuses, depending on role and site.
• Eligibility for individual benefit plans may vary based on employment status.

This position may require work hours outside of regularly scheduled hours to meet operational needs, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. Additional work hours are assigned based on business requirements. Non-exempt employees will be paid overtime in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Additional Information

• Due to government regulation only US persons (U.S. citizen, U.S. naturalized citizen, U.S. permanent resident, holder of U.S. approved political asylee or refugee status) may be considered for this role.
• Background investigation and drug screen are required per company policy and applicable federal and state regulations.
• Equal opportunity employer (veterans/disabled).