How do they match: Photonics Technicians

  • 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.
  • Lay out cutting lines for machining, using drafting tools.
  • Mix, pour, or use processing chemicals or gases according to safety standards or established operating procedures.
  • Perform laser seam welding, heat treatment, or hard facing operations.
  • Terminate, cure, polish, or test fiber cables with mechanical connectors.

  • Operate industrial equipment.
  • Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
  • Conduct quantitative failure analyses of operational data.
  • Document design or operational test results.
  • Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.