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Where an optomechanical engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an optomechanical engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Optomechanical engineers design and develop optomechanical systems, devices, and components, such as optical mirrors and optical mounts. Optomechanical engineering combines optical engineering with mechanical engineering in the design of these systems and devices. They conduct research, perform analysis, test the devices, and supervise the research.

Also known as opto-mechanics engineer, opto-mechanical engineer, optomechanical engineering expert, optomechanical design engineer, optomechanical engineering adviser, optomechanical engineering specialist, engineer in optomechanical design, engineer of optomechanical systems, optomechanical technology engineer, engineer in optical systems, optomechanical manufacturing engineer, engineer in optomechanical systems.

Professionals 93 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: astronomer, 70%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
astronomer 70% covered religion scientific researcher 69% covered seismologist 66% covered thanatology researcher 64% covered oceanographer 64% covered optomechanical engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from optomechanical engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an optomechanical engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An optomechanical engineer needs 41 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • design optical prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop optical test procedures management skills
  • model optical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • optical instruments health and welfare
  • optomechanical components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • optomechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • computational mechanics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • optical components health and welfare
  • optical equipment standards services
  • optical manufacturing process engineering, manufacturing and construction
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Optomechanical engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an optomechanical engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.