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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 “Ruling Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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