Teams at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.

Provide legal support across contracts, IP, data privacy, AI, employment, litigation, regulatory and trade compliance. Counsel engineering and product teams, draft and negotiate tech agreements, manage IP and privacy issues, support export controls and vehicle data matters, and assist with litigation and general corporate governance for a temporary 4–6 month engagement.

Serve as technical compliance advisor bridging legal and engineering to identify, analyze, and mitigate software and regulatory risks (AI, ADS/ADAS, export). Research standards, translate requirements into scalable processes and automated solutions, prepare commodity classifications, support trainings, and perform technical analyses for regulatory submissions.

Support development and operation of trade compliance program focusing on export controls for software, encryption, and technology classification. Perform classification, encryption review, license determination and submissions, end-use/end-user verifications, recordkeeping, audits, and cross-functional coordination with legal, engineering, and business teams.