How do they match: Photonics Technicians

  • 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.
  • Assist engineers in the development of new products, fixtures, tools, or processes.
  • Build photonics tools to be applied to electrical grids to detect hot spots, such as failing insulators or conductors.
  • Mix, pour, or use processing chemicals or gases according to safety standards or established operating procedures.
  • Optimize photonic process parameters by making prototype or production devices.
  • Perform diagnostic analyses of processing steps, using analytical or metrological tools, such as microscopy, profilometry, or ellipsometry devices.
  • Recommend optical or optic equipment design or material changes to reduce costs or processing times.
  • 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.

  • Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
  • Develop technical methods or processes.
  • Prepare materials for processing.
  • Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.