From thermal engineer to heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer
13 of the 31 essential skills of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer are already essential for a thermal engineer — about 42% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from thermal engineer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 18
- would be new
- 42%
- of the target job covered
- 31
- essential skills of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer
What a heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer does
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.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- design an electric heating system
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating
- perform a feasibility study on electric heating
- perform a feasibility study on heat pumps
- perform scientific research
- technical drawings
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
18 skillsEssential for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer and not for a thermal engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- advise on fitted ventilation systems
- assess energy consumption of ventilation systems
- assess financial viability
- assess heating and cooling systems
- design district heating and cooling energy systems
- design heat pump installations
- design heating and cooling emission systems
- determine appropriate heating and cooling system
- district heating and cooling
- domestic cooling systems
- electric heating systems
- execute feasibility study
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
- hydraulics
- identify fitted source for heat pumps
- integrated design
- perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling
- types of heat pumps
Other moves from thermal engineer
2 roles- solar energy engineer12 skills in common
- renewable energy engineer11 skills in common
← thermal engineerheating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer?
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