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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 “Electro Optical Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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