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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 “Engineering Technician (Engineering Tech)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Presentation software
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Web browser software
Image processing software
Statistical analysis software
SAP
Microsoft Excel
Database software
Microsoft Office
Computer aided design CAD software
Word processing software
ZEMAX Optical Design Program
The MathWorks MATLAB