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