Optoelectronic engineer
Code 2152.1.11
Optoelectronic engineers design and develop optoelectronic systems and devices, such as UV sensors, photodiodes, and LEDs. Optoelectronic engineering combines optical engineering with electronic engineering in the design of these systems and devices. They conduct research, perform analysis, test the devices, and supervise the research.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- optical glass characteristics
- optical components
- interpret circuit diagrams
- optoelectronic devices
- electronics
- physics
- optical engineering
- optical instruments
- electronic equipment standards
- optical equipment standards
- optoelectronics
- design drawings
- refractive power
- engineering principles
- optical manufacturing process
- types of optical instruments
- optics
Skills and competences
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- analyse test data
- approve engineering design
- model optical systems
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop optical test procedures
- develop electronic test procedures
- operate open source software
- design optical prototypes
- manage research data
- read engineering drawings
- operate precision measuring equipment
- adjust engineering designs
- think abstractly
- prepare production prototypes
- test optical components
- conduct quality control analysis
- conduct literature research
- perform data analysis
- record test data
Transversal competences
- manage personal professional development
- perform project management
- report analysis results
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- mathematics
- think analytically
- synthesise information
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences