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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 “Optoelectronic Technician”

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

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Sputter deposition systems
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Wavelength meters
Semiconductor detectors
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Collimators
Positioning stages
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Diode lasers
Ion lasers
Monochromators
Autocollimators
Wafer bonding systems
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Logic pulsers
Plasma strippers
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Mechanical steppers
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Optical alignment scopes
Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Optical mounts
Isolators
Lab jacks
Laboratory forceps
Laser marking machines
Temperature chambers
Digital oscilloscopes
Spectrophotometers
Protective gloves
Abrasive grinding machines
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Ellipsometers
Die bonders
Soldering irons
Electron beam evaporators
Optical rails
Digital logic probes
Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
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Laser welders
Wire bonders
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Phase-shifting interferometers
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Signal generators
Loupes
Spectrometers
Cutoff saws
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Die shears
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Die saws
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Oscilloscopes
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Micropositioners
Depth gauges
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Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
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Calipers
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