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Optoelectronic engineer

Other names

optoelectronic technology engineering adviser, senior optoelectronic engineer, opto-electronics engineer, opto-electronical engineer, optoelectronic engineering specialist, engineer in optoelectronic systems, opto-electronic engineer, optoelectronic technology engineer, optoelectronic technology engineering specialist, optoelectronic engineering adviser, optoelectronic technology engineering consultant, opto electronics engineer

Electrical and electronic engineering

They design and test small light-based devices like LEDs and light sensors, and study how well they work.

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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.

  1. 1

    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 en optoélectronique/ingénieure en optoélectronique
español
ingeniero especialista en optoelectrónica/ingeniera especialista en optoelectrónica
العربية
مهندس ضوئي / مهندسة ضوئية
português
Engenheiro especialista em sistemas optoeletrónicos/Engenheira especialista em sistemas optoeletrónicos
Deutsch
Ingenieur Optoelektronik/Ingenieurin Optoelektronik
italiano
ingegnere optoelettronico

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