From photonics engineering technician to optomechanical engineering technician
21 of the 29 essential skills of a optomechanical engineering technician are already essential for a photonics engineering technician — about 72% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 21
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 72%
- of the target job covered
- 29
- essential skills of a optomechanical engineering technician
What a optomechanical engineering technician does
Optomechanical engineering technicians collaborate with engineers in the development of optomechanical devices, such as optical tables, deformable mirrors, and optical mounts. Optomechanical engineering technicians build, install, test, and maintain optomechanical equipment prototypes. They determine materials and assembly requirements.
What carries over
21 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust engineering designs
- align components
- apply optical coating
- assist scientific research
- clean optical components
- design drawings
- fasten components
- inspect quality of products
- liaise with engineers
- optical components
- optical engineering
- optical equipment standards
- optical glass characteristics
- optical manufacturing process
- optics
- prepare production prototypes
- read engineering drawings
- record test data
- refractive power
- test optical components
- types of optical instruments
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a optomechanical engineering technician and not for a photonics engineering technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from photonics engineering technician
2 roles- optoelectronic engineering technician24 skills in common
- photonics engineer16 skills in common
← photonics engineering technicianoptomechanical engineering technician →The other way round
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