The Photonics Engineering curriculum aims to train ethical, competitive, and excellent professionals committed to society, who generate and apply scientific and technological knowledge in the areas of optics, electronics, optomechanics, and computing to produce wealth and welfare through the production of goods and services in the country.

The applicant to enter the Photonics Engineering career must have the following characteristics:

• To be a methodical and responsible student, with the restlessness to investigate the world around him/her.
• Very interested in the history of technological and scientific development of mankind.
• To have a broad capacity for abstraction and synthesis that allows him/her a wide understanding of scientific knowledge.
• Be inclined to self-study.
• Possess the ability to relate with others to facilitate their incorporation into multidisciplinary work groups.
• Possess a culture of respect and professional ethics to recognize the work done by others.
• Be aware of the importance of environmental conservation.
• And of great importance, to be prone to experimental work and practical development of their ideas.

KNOWLEDGE

Solid knowledge at the high school level in the following areas:

• Physics
• Mathematics
• Computer Science
• Electricity
• Chemistry

KNOW-HOW

The applicant to study Photonics Engineering will have the following skills:

• Relate theoretical knowledge with practical knowledge.
• Integrate knowledge in the development of complex systems.
• Ability to abstract.
• Ability to carry out practical work.
• Ability and dexterity in the handling of laboratory instruments, machines, and tools.

KNOW HOW TO BE AND LIVE TOGETHER

The applicant to study Photonics Engineering will have the following attitudes and values:

• To have an ethical responsibility.
• Be responsible for their learning process.
• Have analytical skills.
• Be dynamic and creative.
• Be interested in research and the acquisition of knowledge about new technologies.
• To be interested in photonics.
• Can work in a team.
• Adapt to change.
• Have commitment and understanding of the company's organization.
• Have the initiative to take action.
• To have management skills.
• Have the ability to organize and plan.
• To be oriented to the achievement of positive results.

Graduates of the Photonics Engineering program of the Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Unidad Zacatenco are leading engineers, who comprehensively address the area of research and development, innovation, manufacturing, marketing, and application of photonic products, to contribute to the solution of problems of the economy, the environment and society with scientific and technological bases and a high social commitment.

They will be leaders in the areas and disciplines of Photonics Engineering, such as optics, electronics, optomechanics, and computing, which drive scientific and technological progress to produce wealth and welfare through the production of goods and services in the country. Will be able to work in inter and multidisciplinary teams, with skills, attitudes, and values to innovate and develop new technologies; plan, design, manufacture, install, integrate, operate, control, manage, evaluate and maintain photonic equipment and systems, with broad knowledge of NICT and prospective vision, based on their scientific, technological and ethical professional training, to contribute to the optimization of the use of resources and environmental conservation for the benefit of sustainable development of the Mexican nation and society as a whole.

PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS AND TASKS

• Conceptualize and carry out the design and construction of photonic systems, defined as those that are based on optical principles for their operation, and make use of electronic technology, optomechanics, and computing in their construction.
• Perform feasibility and viability analysis of their projects, as well as carry out their implementation, operation, maintenance, and management.

KNOWLEDGE

Given the high-tech nature of photonic products, the graduate must have solid knowledge in basic sciences (Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry), as well as knowledge in basic engineering sciences (electricity, electronics, computing, communications), with knowledge of optics applied to photonics (geometrical optics, wave optics, Fourier optics), lasers and conventional light sources, photonic components, optical detection, communications via fiber optics, instrumentation, and photonic applications, safety in the handling of laser light, with engineering design, optomechanics, mechanisms, precision mechanics and use of machines, tools, electromechanics, IT, management, quality and administration of technologies, sustainable development, technology and society, oral and written expression, as well as command of English.

KNOW HOW

The graduate of the Photonics Engineering, IF, will bring to the practical field of the area knowledge in optics applied to photonics, such as electronics, optomechanics, and computing, as well as design photonic, electronic, and optomechanical precision systems, use computer systems in photonic systems, work in interdisciplinary teams, leadership to lead the development of projects, the management of NICT, as well as the design and development of photonic engineering projects.

KNOW HOW TO BE AND LIVE TOGETHER

The Photonics Engineering graduate will develop the following attitudes and values:

• Ethics
• Tolerance
• Responsibility
• Collaboration
• Adaptability
• Self-awareness
• Security

Will be a promoter of technological development and interdisciplinary work that will favor the development of their profession and society. Will become aware that the development and application of new technologies must guarantee sustainable development, obtaining a high degree of responsibility in his or self-taught updating concerning new technologies, also, he/she should become aware of the risks involved in the use of laser radiation, to protect the integrity of the operators and users of photonic technology and will have an entrepreneurial vision to generate their sources of employment and generate social welfare.

• Graduates of Photonics Engineering will be able to work in the areas of engineering where the most recent technological developments are applied. In the area of telecommunications, data transmission, storage, and computation, photonics engineers will be indispensable due to the advantages in speed and reliability of optical data processing.
• The development of renewable energy sources, especially the use of solar energy, will impose an increasing need for engineers specialized in photonics and related areas.
• Photonics systems are increasingly being applied in automation and robotization and quality control systems in virtually all industries.
• The area of biomedical engineering will be particularly sensitive to the development of disease detection and diagnosis systems based on the application of optical radiation and spectroscopy. There will also be a great development in photomedicine and treatment methods such as photodynamic therapy and photobiomodulatio.

• In Mexico, some of the companies that can provide jobs for future photonics engineers are:

  • Globally recognized companies.
  • Small companies in the area of telecommunications, fiber optic networks, communication, and electronic security, and telephony.

• Experts in enterprise voice network solutions.

• Products and services: Access control /Cctv/ Fiber optics/ Color Cctv/ Local Cctv.
• Telecommunication services and network installation.
• Products and Services: Cctv/ Fiber optics/ Local Cctv/ Circuits/ Communication.
• Leading supplier of communication and electronic security equipment.
• Products and Services: Gps /Routers/ Fiber optics/ Turrets/ Data network.
• Connectivity Consulting
• Virtual private networks, voice and data networks, switches, IP telephony, Microsoft software, and IP video network security.
• Products and Services: Antivirus/ Microsoft Software/ Fiber Optics/ IP Telephony/ Cisco Networks.
• Import, export, distribution, and sale of led lighting, handles brands such as Luman, Electronics, Viribright, Universal Fiber Optic, Aeon Lighting Technology, etc.
• Products and Services: Fiber optics/ LED lighting/ LED luminaires/ Industrial equipment/ LED spotlights.
• Telecommunications.
• Products and Services: Coaxial cable/ pigtails/ utp cable/ siamex cable/ fiber optic.
• Sale and installation as well as the design of integral projects of telephony, and cabling, structured with fiber optics.
• Commercialization of telecommunications products nationwide, with an extensive portfolio of technological solutions.
• Products and Services: Connectors / Cabinets / Decorative duct / Fiber Optic / Patch cord.
• Integral systems in video, voice, and data. S.A.
• Products and Services: Fiber optics/ video door phones/ switchboard/ access control printers.

Check the list of subjects, credits and total hours of the program in:

• ESIME Unidad Zacatenco