The Collar360

Optical engineer

Other names

optics engineer, optical technology engineer, optical engineering specialist, optical engineering expert, optical technology engineering expert, optical technology engineering specialist, optical engineering adviser, optical engineering consultant, optic engineer, optical technology engineering adviser, optical technology engineering consultant

Mechanical, industrial and other engineering

They design and test things that use light, such as lenses, microscopes and telescopes, and help turn models into products.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Analyse system performance or operational requirements.

  2. 2

    Develop optical or imaging systems, such as optical imaging products, optical components, image processes, signal process technologies, or optical systems.

  3. 3

    Develop or test photonic prototypes or models.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
ingénieur opticien/ingénieure opticienne
español
ingeniero en óptica/ingeniera en óptica
العربية
مهندس بصري / مهندسة بصرية
português
Engenheiro ótico/Engenheira ótica
Deutsch
Optikingenieur/Optikingenieurin
italiano
ingegnere ottico

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