Dark wrote:I work in opto-electronics for the telecommunications industry.
Did you do an Optoelectronics degree? I started my Optoelectronics and laser engineering degree at Heriot-Watt in '98 at the height of the telecomms boom- by the time I graduated the telecoms market was on it's arse.
Luckily after doing an MSc I got a job in the laser engineering side of things.
I now make the laser designators for these;
F-16
Harrier
F-35 JSF
amongst others.
I started out designing and building prototypes for the Laser used in the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod which is used on some F-16s and the Harrier among others.
When we got a large order to build them I moved over to the production team to assist for six months- five years later I'm still in the production team.
I have also worked on the laser used for the F35 which is essentially the same as the ATP laser but with some subtle alterations as the pod is more integrated into the aircraft.
I currently work on the laser for the Litening G4 pod which is used on some F-16s, Typhoons and Tornados I believe.