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Job Description

Build, install, test, or maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, such as lasers, lenses, or mirrors, using spectrometers, interferometers, or related equipment.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3029.08

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

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Tasks for “Laser Technician”

Fabricate devices, such as optoelectronic or semiconductor devices.
Test or perform failure analysis for optomechanical or optoelectrical products, according to test plans.
Monitor inventory levels and order supplies as necessary.
Splice fibers, using fusion splicing or other techniques.
Set up or operate assembly or processing equipment, such as lasers, cameras, die bonders, wire bonders, dispensers, reflow ovens, soldering irons, die shears, wire pull testers, temperature or humidity chambers, or optical spectrum analyzers.
Assemble fiber optical, optoelectronic, or free-space optics components, subcomponents, assemblies, or subassemblies.
Build photonics tools to be applied to electrical grids to detect hot spots, such as failing insulators or conductors.
Document procedures, such as calibration of optical or fiber optic equipment.
Assist scientists or engineers in the conduct of photonic experiments.
Develop solar power sources for lasers used in fiber optics.
Assemble devices or equipment to be used in green technology applications, including solar energy, high efficiency solid state lighting, energy management, smart buildings, or green processes.
Set up or operate prototype or test apparatus, such as control consoles, collimators, recording equipment, or cables.
Assemble components of energy-efficient optical communications systems involving photonic switches, optical backplanes, or optoelectronic interfaces.
Repair or calibrate products, such as surgical lasers.
Compute or record photonic test data.
Build prototype optomechanical devices for use in equipment such as aerial cameras, gun sights, or telescopes.
Adjust or maintain equipment, such as lasers, laser systems, microscopes, oscilloscopes, pulse generators, power meters, beam analyzers, or energy measurement devices.
Recommend optical or optic equipment design or material changes to reduce costs or processing times.
Assist engineers in the development of new products, fixtures, tools, or processes.
Fabricate sensors to be used to control wind turbines.
Lay out cutting lines for machining, using drafting tools.
Design, build, or modify fixtures used to assemble parts.
Perform laser seam welding, heat treatment, or hard facing operations.
Perform diagnostic analyses of processing steps, using analytical or metrological tools, such as microscopy, profilometry, or ellipsometry devices.
Assemble or adjust parts or related electrical units of prototypes to prepare for testing.
Mix, pour, or use processing chemicals or gases according to safety standards or established operating procedures.
Maintain clean working environments, according to clean room standards.
Terminate, cure, polish, or test fiber cables with mechanical connectors.
Optimize photonic process parameters by making prototype or production devices.
Monitor mechanical factors, such as turbine load or strain information.

Related Technology & Tools

Chemical vapor deposition CVD systems
Laser welders
Vernier micrometers
Twyman-Green interferometers
Bit error rate testers BERT
Atomic force microscopes AFM
Vacuum deposition systems
Fiber optic fault locators
Solid state lasers
Wire bonders
Optical alignment scopes
Mechanical steppers
Temperature chambers
Monochromators
Digital logic probes
Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
Laboratory forceps
Spectrophotometers
Sputter deposition systems
Computerized numerical control CNC drill presses
Non contact profilometers
Collimators
Rapid thermal annealers RTA
Laser heat treatment equipment
Autocollimators
Semiconductor detectors
Phase-shifting interferometers
Wavelength meters
Plasma strippers
Personal computers
Electron cyclotron resonance ECR reactive ion etchers RIE
Logic pulsers
Bench refractometers
Loupes
Calipers
Wafer bonding systems
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Optical comparators
Protective gloves
Chemical protective face shields
Micropositioners
Fiber cleavers
Positioning stages
Ellipsometers
Isolators
Digital logic analyzers
Abrasive grinding machines
Analog oscilloscopes
Signal generators
Diode lasers
Gas lasers
Electron beam evaporators
Die bonders
Semiconductor parameter analyzers
Humidity chambers
Digital oscilloscopes
Photoelectric power meters
Binocular light compound microscopes
Laser cutting machines
Biosafety cabinets
Optical power meters
Fabry-Perot interferometers
Hand calculators
Wire saws
Excimer lasers
Spherometers
Die shears
Protective gowns
Ion lasers
Multifunction digital multimeters
Magnifiers
Soldering irons
Shearing interferometers
Safety glasses
Fiber polishers
Hardness testers
Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Optical mounts
Contact profilometers
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Liquid dye lasers
Reflow ovens
Oscilloscopes
Michelson interferometers
Die saws
Fire extinguishers
Micrometers
Common path interferometers
Laser marking machines
Wire pull testers
Diffractometers
Fusion splicers
Depth gauges
Spectrometers
Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
Optical spectrum analyzers
Dataloggers
Lab jacks
Optical rails
Computerized numerical control CNC band saws
Laser drills
Cutoff saws

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