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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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