optomechanical engineering techniciantophotonics engineering technician
A optomechanical engineering technician already meets 70% of what the photonics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
70%
40/ 100
1 Share of the photonics engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the optomechanical engineering technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A photonics engineering technician role treats 22 of its required skills as things a optomechanical engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adjust engineering designs
- align components
- apply optical coating
- assist scientific research
- clean optical components
- design drawings
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A photonics engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a optomechanical engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held calibrate optical instruments handling and moving
- already held inspect optical supplies information skills
- already held apply optical coating constructing
- already held clean optical components handling and moving
- already held optomechanical components engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held optical components health and welfare
All 38 carried skills, including the 22 the photonics engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held lasers required
- required, not held optoelectronics required
- optional, not held MOEM optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held microsensors optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held semiconductors optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- required, not held assemble optoelectronics required
- required, not held mount optical components on frames required
- required, not held photonics required
- optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
- required, not held perform test run required
- optional, not held firmware optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- optional, not held printed circuit boards optional
- optional, not held electrooptic devices optional
- optional, not held quantum technology optional
- optional, not held fibre optics optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a photonics engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble optoelectronics skill · sector specific
- 02 mount optical components on frames skill · sector specific
- 03 lasers knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 38 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held align components skill
- already held apply optical coating skill
- already held assist scientific research skill
- already held clean optical components skill
- already held design drawings knowledge
- already held fasten components skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held operate optical assembly equipment skill
- already held optical components knowledge
- already held optical engineering knowledge
- already held optical equipment standards knowledge
- already held optical glass characteristics knowledge
- already held optical manufacturing process knowledge
- already held optics knowledge
- already held prepare production prototypes skill
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held refractive power knowledge
- already held test optical components skill
- already held types of optical instruments knowledge
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held calibrate optical instruments skill
- already held computational mechanics knowledge
- already held electromagnetic spectrum knowledge
- already held inspect optical supplies skill
- already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held maintain optical equipment skill
- already held microoptics knowledge
- already held monitor machine operations skill
- already held optomechanical components knowledge
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held use CAM software skill
- already held write technical reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held interpret circuit diagrams optional
- optional, not held program firmware optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held MOEM optional
- optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
- optional, not held electrooptic devices optional
- optional, not held interpret circuit diagrams optional
- optional, not held quantum technology optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held fibre optics optional
- optional, not held firmware optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- optional, not held microsensors optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held printed circuit boards optional
- optional, not held program firmware optional
- optional, not held semiconductors optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
13 held skills the photonics engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble optomechanical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role cavity optomechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
- not needed by the target role continuum mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role define part requirements skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate industrial equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
- not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role optomechanical devices knowledge
- not needed by the target role optomechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role repair optical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
18 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held lasers required
- required, not held optoelectronics required
- required, not held photonics required
- optional, not held MOEM optional
- optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
- optional, not held electrooptic devices optional
- optional, not held quantum technology optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held fibre optics optional
- optional, not held firmware optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- optional, not held microsensors optional
- optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
- optional, not held printed circuit boards optional
- optional, not held semiconductors optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
Other moves recorded from optomechanical engineering technician
- optoelectronic engineering technician 67% covered · moderate
- microsystem engineering technician 48% covered · substantial
- sensor engineering technician 47% covered · substantial
- microelectronics engineering technician 40% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from optomechanical engineering technician
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.