Strategic Marketing Director — Aerospace & Defense Growth

AMETEK; Harleysville (PA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

The Director of Strategic Marketing at AMETEK's Aerospace & Defense Division leads market intelligence, strategic planning, and portfolio development to fuel long-term growth across eight businesses serving aerospace, defense, space and related markets. You will shape customer insights, go-to-market plans, and commercialization efforts working with BU leadership, Product Management, Sales, and Engineering.

This in-office role is based in Harleysville, PA or Middlefield, CT, requiring the legal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• MBA or advanced business degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Aerospace & Defense, industrial technology, or highly engineered products businesses.
• Demonstrated success in strategic marketing, product management, business development, portfolio strategy, or commercial leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of aerospace and defense markets, customers, competitive dynamics, and technology trends.
• Experience leading market research, Voice of Customer, segmentation, and growth strategy initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
• Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience supporting global aerospace and defense markets.
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and access export-controlled information and source code.

Responsibilities

• Lead division-wide market intelligence, competitive analysis, market sizing, and segmentation activities.
• Monitor aerospace, defense, and space market trends, customer requirements, technology roadmaps, and competitive developments.
• Support strategic planning and growth initiatives through actionable market insights and forecasts.
• Identify emerging opportunities, adjacency markets, and growth vectors across the division.
• Develop and maintain a multi-year growth strategy aligned with division objectives.
• Partner with Business Unit leaders to evaluate market opportunities, prioritize investments, and guide portfolio decisions.
• Support new market entry strategies, strategic partnerships, and acquisition evaluations.
• Drive growth initiatives that expand market share and accelerate organic revenue growth.
• Lead Voice of Customer initiatives to identify unmet needs and emerging customer requirements.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering teams to align/prioritize product roadmap decisions with market opportunities.
• Support new product commercialization through effective positioning, value proposition development, and go-to-market planning.
• Promote best practices in customer engagement, market analysis, and commercialization across the division.

Skills

Strategic marketing

Product management

Business development

Portfolio strategy

Commercial leadership

AI tools usage

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decisions

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing

MBA or advanced business degree

Job description

The Director of Strategic Marketing at AMETEK's Aerospace & Defense Division leads market intelligence, strategic planning, and portfolio development to fuel long-term growth across eight businesses serving aerospace, defense, space and related markets. You will shape customer insights, go-to-market plans, and commercialization efforts working with BU leadership, Product Management, Sales, and Engineering.

This in-office role is based in Harleysville, PA or Middlefield, CT, requiring the legal