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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.\nFrom the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.\nJob Description:\nYou will leadtasks within a team of engineers in activities that support the development and delivery of FCAS Mission Management, primarily focussed on solutions that are associated enabling 6th generation capabilities aiding the operator in decisionmaking. 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