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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 “Ruling Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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