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Logistics Specialist
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Posted:
29 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 August 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Wanna join the adventure
The Logistics Specialist is responsible for ensuring the smooth planning execution and
documentation of inbound and outbound shipments. This role requires deep familiarity with
customs compliance and aerospace-grade handling while closely coordinating with cross-
functional teams such as procurement production and external brokers. The ideal candidate is
detail-oriented proactive and thrives in a fast-paced regulated environment
About This Role:
- Plan execute and track all inbound and outbound shipments
- Manage delivery timelines and proactively flag any delays
- Ensure packaging meets compliance for fragile and sensitive hardware
- Maintain shipment logs documentation records and cost reports
- Coordinate closely with procurement and production on shipment scheduling
- Handle discrepancy resolution and insurance claims (where relevant)
- Interface with customs brokers and logistics providers for timely clearance
- Prepare shipping documentation and ensure compliance for export/import
Must Haves:
- 5 years of logistics experience in aerospace defense or high-value hardware
- Expert-level knowledge of shipping documentation and Incoterms
- Hands-on experience with customs regulations in UAE Europe and the US
- Familiarity with freight classification HTS codes CoO dual-use or export control
- Detail-oriented safety-focused proactive communicator with strong discipline and willingness to learn
- Strong stakeholder and vendor coordination skills
Nice to Haves:
- Understanding of ITAR EAR or UAE export control equivalents
- Familiarity with space industry logistics or similar regulated goods
- Exposure to ERP systems like NetSuite for ASN or shipping coordination
- Ability to evaluate and improve freight vendor performance
- Familiarity with UAE warehouse regulatory norms
Orbitworks mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbitals heritage Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Shipping & Receiving
- Inventory Control
- Data Entry
- AS400
- Transportation Management Systems
- EDI
- Microsoft Outlook
- Warehouse Experience
- Office Experience
- Dispatching
- Microsoft Excel
- Logistics
About Company
Loft Orbital builds software and hardware products to fly and operate any payload on a standard satellite bus. See how we're making space simple.
