heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineers design and develop heating, ventilation, air conditioning and possibly refrigeration systems for usage in residences, manufacturing sites, offices, commercial buildings, etc. They strive for solutions that serve the needs of clients and respond to architectural restrictions of sites.

Alternative Labels

HVAC service engineer

building services engineer

heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineer

heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration engineer

HVAC project engineer

HVAC systems engineer

air conditioning engineer

HVACR engineers

HVAC site engineer

heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer

services engineer

ventilation engineer

refrigeration engineer

HVACR engineer

HVAC engineer

HVAC support engineer

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

determine appropriate heating and cooling system perform scientific research perform a feasibility study on heat pumps design district heating and cooling energy systems execute feasibility study use technical drawing software advise on fitted ventilation systems assess financial viability adjust engineering designs identify fitted source for heat pumps perform a feasibility study on electric heating assess energy consumption of ventilation systems assess heating and cooling systems perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling. design an electric heating system approve engineering design design heat pump installations design heating and cooling emission systems

Essential Knowledge

electric heating systems district heating and cooling heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts hydraulics engineering processes integrated design solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating technical drawings mechanical engineering types of heat pumps engineering principles domestic cooling systems mechanics

Optional Skills and Competences

conduct performance tests perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling design a solar absorption cooling system advise on machinery malfunctions draft design specifications design hot water systems design ventilation network advise architects lead a team design prototypes design passive energy measures create technical plans install heating furnace record test data perform test run integrate biogas energy in buildings determine internal air quality parameters design a solar heating system design geothermal energy systems install heating boiler install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts analyse test data use CAD software design a combined heat and power system perform feasibility study on solar heating

Optional Knowledge

refrigerants product data management electrical engineering thermodynamics design principles components of air conditioning systems distribution of heating cooling and hot water biogas energy production ventilation systems fluid mechanics domestic heating systems industrial heating systems geothermal energy systems combined heat and power generation

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1f97f6e6-0ac7-4e77-88ab-2e3801c5a223

Status

released

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