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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 “Optics Manufacturing Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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