3.6 KiB
3.6 KiB
Tools & technology — optical engineer
Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 17-2199.07.
| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| C | Development environment software | yes |
| Go | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft .NET Framework | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| R | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes |
| Shell script | Operating system software | yes |
| UNIX | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Web page creation and editing software | yes | |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Adept Scientific GRAMS | Analytical or scientific software | |
| BPM_CAD | Analytical or scientific software | |
| Finite element analysis FEA software | Analytical or scientific software | |
| Mathsoft Mathcad | Analytical or scientific software | |
| Pattern recognition software | Analytical or scientific software | |
| Photon Design FIMMPROP | Analytical or scientific software | |
| Photon Design PICWave | Analytical or scientific software | |
| Spectroscopy software | Analytical or scientific software | |
| Wolfram Research Mathematica | Analytical or scientific software | |
| Apollo Photonics APSS | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Computer-aided drafting or design software | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Optical Research Associates LightTools | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Optiwave OptiBPM | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Optiwave OptiFDTD | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Optiwave OptiSPICE | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Photon Design CrystalWave | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Photon Design FIMMWAVE | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Photon Design OmniSim | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Zemax | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Structure query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | |
| Formula translation/translator FORTRAN | Development environment software | |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software | |
| ESRI software | Geographic information system | |
| QGIS | Geographic information system | |
| Mapping software | Map creation software | |
| Debugging software | Program testing software |
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 57 ads, as of 2026-07-18)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Tools
- Zemax — 42 %
- Code V — 30 %
- MATLAB — 26 %
- Python — 26 %