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Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.\nJob Details:\nJob Summary: We are seeking a highly driven Business Development Director with deep experience in U.S. Navy and foreign defense training markets-specifically Live Training, LVC, and the Air Combat Training ecosystem. The ideal candidate has strong relationships across NAVAIR, NAWCTSD, and PMA-205, understands the buying patterns across Naval project offices, and can shape opportunities from early concept through capture.\nThis role will partner closely with Program Management, Engineering, Capture Management, and Executive Leadership to expand our U.S. and foreign training business, drive bookings growth, and position the company for long-term competitive wins.\nEssential Job Duties and Responsibilities:\nLead business development for U.S. Navy training markets with a focus on Live Air Training, Synthetic-Inject-to-Live (SITL), and ACMI (Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation) solutions. \nBuild, nurture, and maintain relationships with key customer organization stakeholders, requirement generators, and training commands. \nDrive customer intimacy through regular engagement, on-site visits, and active participation in events, industry days, and cross-functional working groups. \nIdentify new opportunities within USMC/Navy live training domains. \nShape early requirements, influencing solution direction, technical architecture, and program structure. \nTrack market intelligence, competitor activities, budgets, and procurement strategies. \nLead pre-capture and capture activities for major pursuits; develop win strategies, price-to-win inputs, partnership strategies, and competitive positioning. \nLead opportunity gate reviews, risk assessments, and qualification processes. \nArchitect teaming relationships, NDAs, MOUs, and subcontract strategies to strengthen competitive posture. \nPartner with proposal teams to develop compliant and compelling technical, management, and pricing volumes. \nWork with Engineering, Product Management, and Program teams to align solutions with customer missions and technology ecosystems (LVC integrators, RF/laser-based TESS, CATS, MILES, AI-enabled training systems, etc.). \nCommunicate pipeline status, forecasts, and pursuit strategies to executive leadership. \nContribute to long-term planning, product roadmaps, and IRAD prioritization informed by customer and operational insights. \nMinimum Job Requirements:\nBachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Defense Studies, or a related field. \nMust be eligible to obtain a DOD Security Clearance \n6+ years of U.S. defense business development experience, specifically within Navy aviation training and simulation. \nDeep knowledge of tactical aircraft acquisition practices, requirements generation, and/or test and evaluation activities are required. \nComprehensive knowledge of aviation training requirements, acquisition methodology and its associated stakeholders. \nDemonstrated success leading captures. \nAbility to build customer trust, influence requirements, and develop strategies that lead to measurable wins. \nEffective communicator with strong presentation and relationship-building skills. \nPreferred Qualifications\nExisting network of relationships across NAVAIR, NAWCD, NAWTSD \nFamiliarity with Coalition aviator and maintenance training, to include recent tactical flight instruction and/or tactics development, weapons instructor course, 5th generation experience, squadron command, and/or SPO/PM experience is desired. \nUnderstanding of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) pathways and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS). \nThe description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. 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