3.3 KiB
3.3 KiB
Competences — photonics engineering technician
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/250d6493-68ab-4d69-ba67-c10293a20f49).
Essential
- adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
- align components (skill/competence)
- apply optical coating (skill/competence)
- assemble optoelectronics (skill/competence)
- assist scientific research (skill/competence)
- clean optical components (skill/competence)
- design drawings (knowledge)
- fasten components (skill/competence)
- inspect quality of products (skill/competence)
- lasers (knowledge)
- liaise with engineers (skill/competence)
- mount optical components on frames (skill/competence)
- operate optical assembly equipment (skill/competence)
- optical components (knowledge)
- optical engineering (knowledge)
- optical equipment standards (knowledge)
- optical glass characteristics (knowledge)
- optical manufacturing process (knowledge)
- optics (knowledge)
- optoelectronics (knowledge)
- perform test run (skill/competence)
- photonics (knowledge)
- prepare production prototypes (skill/competence)
- read engineering drawings (skill/competence)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- refractive power (knowledge)
- test optical components (skill/competence)
- types of optical instruments (knowledge)
Optional
- apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
- CAD software (knowledge)
- CAE software (knowledge)
- calibrate optical instruments (skill/competence)
- computational mechanics (knowledge)
- digital camera sensors (knowledge)
- electromagnetic spectrum (knowledge)
- electronics (knowledge)
- electrooptic devices (knowledge)
- engineering principles (knowledge)
- fibre optics (knowledge)
- firmware (knowledge)
- inspect optical supplies (skill/competence)
- integrate new products in manufacturing (skill/competence)
- interpret circuit diagrams (skill/competence)
- keep records of work progress (skill/competence)
- maintain optical equipment (skill/competence)
- mechanics (knowledge)
- microoptics (knowledge)
- microprocessors (knowledge)
- microsensors (knowledge)
- MOEM (knowledge)
- monitor machine operations (skill/competence)
- optoelectronic devices (knowledge)
- optomechanical components (knowledge)
- printed circuit boards (knowledge)
- program firmware (skill/competence)
- quantum technology (knowledge)
- resolve equipment malfunctions (skill/competence)
- semiconductors (knowledge)
- sensors (knowledge)
- use CAM software (skill/competence)
- write technical reports (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 15 ads, as of 2026-07-18)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- mechanical assembly — 27 %
- metal soldering — 20 %
- microscopy — 20 %
- optical alignment — 20 %
- optical fiber splicing — 20 %
- photonic circuit fabrication — 20 %
- profilometry — 20 %
- equipment calibration — 20 %
Responsibilities
- fabrication — 20 %
- inspection — 20 %
- integration — 20 %
- assembly — 20 %
- testing — 20 %
- workspace organization — 20 %