Photonics engineering technician
Also known as: electro-optical technologist, optical systems technologist, optical systems technician, photonic systems engineering technician, electro-optical technician, photonic systems technician
About this occupation
Photonics engineering technicians collaborate with engineers in the development of photonic systems or components, usually in the form of optical equipment, such as lasers, lenses, and fibre optic equipment. Photonics engineering technicians build, test, install and calibrate optical equipment. They read blueprint and other technical drawings to develop testing and calibrating procedures.
Essential skills and knowledge
- clean optical components
- optical manufacturing process
- perform test run
- inspect quality of products
- photonics
- lasers
- test optical components
- fasten components
- align components
- design drawings
- optical equipment standards
- operate optical assembly equipment
Typical tasks and preparation
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- Typical education (US)
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- Preparation
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Interests
- Realistic, Conventional, Investigative
Top skills: Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Installation, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, Speaking
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- Mathematics or StatisticsO*NET: MathematicsImportant (3.3)
- English or Literature in EnglishO*NET: English LanguageImportant (3.2)
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- Economics or AccountingO*NET: Economics and AccountingImportant (3.0)
- Technical DrawingO*NET: DesignImportant (3.0)
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Preparation needed
Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- Training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
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