Photonics engineering technician to optomechanical engineering technician
A photonics engineering technician already meets 75% of what the optomechanical engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
34.8/ 100
1 How much of what an optomechanical engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a photonics engineering technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the optomechanical engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An optomechanical engineering technician role treats 22 of its required skills as things a photonics engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- align components
- apply optical coating
- assist scientific research
- clean optical components
- design drawings
What stands in the way is 7 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. An optomechanical engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a photonics 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 optomechanical engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn mechanical engineering required
- still to learn optomechanical devices required
- still to learn optomechanical engineering required
- optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
- still to learn define part requirements required
- still to learn conduct quality control analysis required
- still to learn assemble optomechanical equipment required
- optional, not held repair optical equipment optional
- optional, not held use precision tools optional
- still to learn operate scientific measuring equipment required
- optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
- optional, not held cavity optomechanics optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an optomechanical engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble optomechanical equipment practise this
- 02 define part requirements practise this
- 03 mechanical engineering study this
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 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 optomechanical components 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 operate optical assembly equipment skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held use CAM software skill
- already held write technical reports skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held cavity optomechanics optional
- optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
- optional, not held repair optical equipment optional
- optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
- optional, not held use precision tools optional
23 held skills the optomechanical engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role MOEM knowledge
- not needed by the target role assemble optoelectronics skill
- not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrooptic devices knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role fibre optics knowledge
- not needed by the target role firmware knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
- not needed by the target role lasers knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
- not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
- not needed by the target role mount optical components on frames skill
- not needed by the target role optoelectronic devices knowledge
- not needed by the target role optoelectronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role photonics knowledge
- not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
- not needed by the target role program firmware skill
- not needed by the target role quantum technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role semiconductors knowledge
- not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn mechanical engineering required
- still to learn optomechanical devices required
- still to learn optomechanical engineering required
- optional, not held cavity optomechanics optional
- optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
Other moves recorded from photonics engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can a photonics engineering technician become an optomechanical engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A photonics engineering technician already covers 75% of what an optomechanical engineering technician is expected to do: 38 skills carry over, 22 of which the optomechanical engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does a photonics engineering technician need to become an optomechanical engineering technician?
7 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is assemble optomechanical equipment.
How hard is the move from photonics engineering technician to optomechanical engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 34.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.