Photonics Technicians
Build, install, test, or maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, such as lasers, lenses, or mirrors, using spectrometers, interferometers, or related equipment.
Also called: Coating Manager, Engineering Technician (Engineering Tech), Laser Technician, Photonics Technician
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- computers and electronics
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
Skills:
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Abilites:
- communicate by writing
- listen and understand what people say
- put together small parts with your fingers
- hold or move items with your hands
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
- Statistical analysis software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Graphics or photo imaging software
- Image processing software
