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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 Systems Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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