How do they match: Photonics Technicians

  • Assist engineers in the development of new products, fixtures, tools, or processes.
  • Assist scientists or engineers in the conduct of photonic experiments.
  • Adjust or maintain equipment, such as lasers, laser systems, microscopes, oscilloscopes, pulse generators, power meters, beam analyzers, or energy measurement devices.
  • Assemble or adjust parts or related electrical units of prototypes to prepare for testing.
  • Build photonics tools to be applied to electrical grids to detect hot spots, such as failing insulators or conductors.
  • Develop solar power sources for lasers used in fiber optics.
  • Lay out cutting lines for machining, using drafting tools.

  • Assist engineers or scientists with research.
  • Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.