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Job Description

Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2199.07

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Photonics Engineers”.

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Tasks for “Optical Design Engineer”

Design electro-optical sensing or imaging systems.
Design laser machining equipment for purposes such as high-speed ablation.
Conduct research on new photonics technologies.
Oversee or provide expertise on manufacturing, assembly, or fabrication processes.
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, continue education, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in the field.
Select, purchase, set up, operate, or troubleshoot state-of-the-art laser cutting equipment.
Design solar energy photonics or other materials or devices to generate energy.
Develop or test photonic prototypes or models.
Create or maintain photonic design histories.
Document design processes including objectives, issues, and outcomes.
Train operators, engineers, or other personnel.
Conduct testing to determine functionality or optimization or to establish limits of photonics systems or components.
Analyze system performance or operational requirements.
Develop photonics sensing or manufacturing technologies to improve the efficiency of manufacturing or related processes.
Design or redesign optical fibers to minimize energy loss.
Design gas lasers, solid state lasers, infrared, or other light emitting or light sensitive devices.
Design photonics products, such as light sources, displays, or photovoltaics, to achieve increased energy efficiency.
Design or develop new crystals for photonics applications.
Develop laser-processed designs, such as laser-cut medical devices.
Develop optical or imaging systems, such as optical imaging products, optical components, image processes, signal process technologies, or optical systems.
Analyze, fabricate, or test fiber-optic links.
Determine applications of photonics appropriate to meet product objectives or features.
Write reports or research proposals.
Assist in the transition of photonic prototypes to production.
Design, integrate, or test photonics systems or components.
Determine commercial, industrial, scientific, or other uses for electro-optical applications or devices.

Related Technology & Tools

Electron beam lithography systems
Tunable dye lasers
Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD systems
Oscilloscopes
Autocorrelators
Laser tweezers
Streak cameras
Confocal fluorescence microscopes
Contact lithography systems
Spectrofluorimeters
Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering CARS microscopes
Argon-ion lasers
Reactive ion etchers RIE
Photodiode array detectors
Microprobe stations
Polarimeters
Optical power meters
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Deconvolution fluorescence microscopes
Wavelength meters
Spin coaters
Photodetectors
Chemical hoods
Atomic force microscopes AFM
Optical choppers
Vacuum deposition systems
Chemical mechanical polishing CMP systems
Flow meters
Line scan cameras
Semiconductor parameter analyzers
Near field scanning optical microscopes NSOM
Biosafety cabinets
Digital panel meters
Oxidation furnaces
Tunable diode lasers
Infrared viewers
Laser beam profilers
Cryostats
Digital storage oscilloscopes DSO
Personal computers
Spectroscopes
Spectrometers
Laser printers
Bench refractometers
Rapid thermal annealers RTA
Spectrophotometers
Nitrogen lasers
Probe test stations
Current monitors
Total internal reflection fluorescence TIRF microscopes
Single photon lasers
Xenon arc lamps
Extreme ultraviolet lasers
Pulse generators
Near infrared cameras
Femtosecond lasers
Optical spectrum analyzers
Isolation glove boxes
Interferometers
Photon counting systems
Optical fiber cleavers
Digital cameras
Fluorescence lifetime spectrometers
Raman microscopes
Power meters
Laser facsimile machines
Laser Doppler vibrometers
Optical time domain reflectometers OTDR

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Microsoft Outlook
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Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Visio
Adept Scientific GRAMS
Photon Design OmniSim
BPM_CAD
Pattern recognition software
Autodesk AutoCAD
Python
Optiwave OptiBPM
National Instruments LabVIEW
Optiwave OptiFDTD
Microsoft Visual Basic
Optiwave OptiSPICE
Photon Design FIMMWAVE
C
Microsoft .NET Framework
Apollo Photonics APSS
Microsoft Office
The MathWorks MATLAB
Dassault Systemes CATIA
Spectroscopy software
C#
Microsoft Excel
Photon Design FIMMPROP
Mathsoft Mathcad