OpticoreIT is a specialist IT services consultancy offering a wide variety of opportunities to work within challenging and exciting environments across our client base varying from Large Enterprises to FTSE 100 spanning across multiple verticals including Finance, Media, Telecommunications, and much more. We are currently searching for a Network Engineer, to join our Network Practice on a 6-month contract, Inside IR35, with a scope to extend. You'll be joining a team within an exciting software company based in the Oxford. This is a hybrid position with the need to attend the office two days a week. What you’ll be doing: Developing AV network architecture and solutions with the cutting edge automotive grade sensors and computers Designing reference network topology and configurations for different types of autonomous vehicles. Developing diagnostic features to monitor network health (performance, degradation, fault detection). Developing system plugins to allow the autonomous system to make informed safety decisions on the basis of network health. Analysing network issues and improving network traffic stability and performance. Networking implementation, configure and maintain network interfaces for communication between vehicle computers, sensors, and cloud services. Develop and optimize Embedded Systems: Design and implement embedded Linux solutions for autonomous vehicle platforms, focusing on stability and performance. Working with stakeholders across the company to understand requirements and provide tools to support vehicle commissioning, configurations, synchronisation What you’ll bring: Solid experience in enterprise or embedded systems network engineering. Proficiency in Embedded Linux, experience with kernel development, device drivers, and real-time operating systems (RTOS) Ability to work at scale (Automation and traceable deployment) Deep knowledge of Unix/Linux Network stacks and diagnostics. Hands-on experience with embedded computers and controllers, preferably in automotive or robotics. Experience with time-sensitive packet delivery. Working knowledge of cellular modem connectivity. Ability to communicate clearly on technical matters and work well with multiple stakeholders across If you think you could be the next member of the Opticore team, get your CV over to join.usopticoreit.com Diversity: At OpticoreIT we embrace diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We actively recruit for an inclusive and diverse workforce and as such, want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application. We want you to feel empowered to let us know if you require any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process so, please speak to our recruitment team.