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As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow - shaping a safer future, for all of us.\nRole Description\nAs a Grade E Senior Engineer reporting to the Digital Manufacturing Toolsets Team Lead, you will help shape and deliver the next generation of digital manufacturing engineering capabilities supporting the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). The roleinvolves working closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Design, IT, Enterprise Architecture, Factory of the Future teams and delivery partners to define future digital toolset requirements, integration needs and deployment approaches. 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