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