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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 “Fiber Optic Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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