Precision Optics

Training Offerings

Ausbildung zum Feinoptiker 2027 (m/w/d)

What Will You Do in Precision Optics at LAYERTEC?

As a precision optician, you’ll be the expert in glass and glass processing. You’ll be familiar with the necessary raw materials and can transform a raw glass block into an optical component with an extremely flat and smooth surface.

To create such precise optics, you will learn the various manufacturing steps with us:

• Prefabrication: Large glass blanks are cut or drilled to the correct size.
• Next Steps: You define the shape of the glass (lapping) and bring the surface to a high gloss (polishing). This is where your fine motor skills come into play.
• Final Step: You check the quality of the component using various measurement methods to identify surface irregularities, scratches, or other defects.

How Does Your Apprenticeship Work?

• 3.5 years of vocational training (possible reduction to 3 years with outstanding performance)
• Dual training at our company and at the vocational school in Jena-Göschwitz
• At the start of your apprenticeship: comprehensive foundational training in glass processing at our in-house training workshop – covering glass handling, grinding, blocking (cementing) and lapping (material removal using loose abrasive), polishing and alignment of optics, CNC machine operation, and optical testing using light (interferometric measurement).
• As your training progresses: you apply and deepen what you have learned in production at LAYERTEC – rotating through various stations and getting to know all areas of precision optics manufacturing.

What Should You Bring?

• German language proficiency, minimum B2 level
• Technical understanding and spatial awareness
• Logical and solution-oriented thinking
• Teamwork skills and a willingness to learn
• Fine motor skills, precision, and attention to detail
• Technical interest and ideally good grades in math and physics
• Good English and computer skills are also desirable

But don’t worry if you can’t check all the boxes. You’ll learn a lot during your apprenticeship, and we look forward to guiding you along the way!

What Happens Next?

As a precision optician, you can specialize in various fields where skilled professionals are in demand (e.g., hand manufacturing, spherical optics, planar optics, special bonding techniques, metrology, etc.). Additionally, further training as a trainer, master precision optician, industrial master in optics, or technician in precision engineering is possible.

If you’re interested and qualified, there’s also the option to take on a leadership role with more responsibility.