Business Development Manager - Valves (South Region)

Location: Remote within the United States – South Region

Salary: $120,000–$150,000 annually, with bonus opportunities.

Company

Farris Engineering provides pressure, flow-control management, heat-exchanger repair, and isolation products for industrial markets, as part of Curtiss-Wright.

What you will do

• Develop and execute business-development strategies for new customer acquisition, market development, and opportunity creation.
• Target refineries, petrochemical facilities, chemical plants, and other process-industry end users.
• Build relationships with instrumentation and controls, reliability, maintenance, engineering, operations, and procurement stakeholders.
• Use control-valve service and application knowledge to identify repair, maintenance, turnaround, replacement, and new-application needs before formal RFQs.
• Work with channel partners, Regional Sales Managers, and internal technical resources to develop and advance opportunities.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in business development, industrial sales, or a related customer-facing role.
• Existing relationships with petrochemical companies and OEMs.
• Proven success generating new business through proactive prospecting and developing customer relationships.
• Strong understanding of industrial valves, instrumentation, and process equipment.
• Ability to identify customer decision-makers and uncover opportunities before the RFQ stage.
• Self-directed and motivated to develop new markets with limited day-to-day direction.
• Ability to collaborate with Regional Sales Managers, channel partners, and internal technical resources.
• Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned South region.
• The position may involve exposure to export-controlled information and additional security screening; access ineligibility may result in an offer being reconsidered or withdrawn.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with paid time off.
• 401(k) with employer match and a sales bonus program.
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Learning and development opportunities, referral program, recognition, and employee stock purchase plan.
• Inclusive and supportive culture with competitive pay.

Hiring process

• No unsolicited agency submissions are accepted; agency partners must be invited by Talent Acquisition and have signed terms before submitting candidates.
• Resumes submitted directly to Curtiss-Wright employees or affiliates do not qualify for agency fee payment.