# Competences — thermal engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/afbe50b0-6634-4677-a3e7-0aada10cb9a7).

## Essential

- **adjust engineering designs** (skill/competence)
- **approve engineering design** (skill/competence)
- **design an electric heating system** (skill/competence)
- **design engineering components** (skill/competence)
- **design passive energy measures** (skill/competence)
- **design thermal equipment** (skill/competence)
- **design thermal requirements** (skill/competence)
- **engineering principles** (knowledge)
- **engineering processes** (knowledge)
- **fluid mechanics** (knowledge)
- **heat transfer processes** (knowledge)
- **interpret 2D plans** (skill/competence)
- **interpret 3D plans** (skill/competence)
- **manage engineering project** (skill/competence)
- **mechanical engineering** (knowledge)
- **mechanics** (knowledge)
- **operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating** (skill/competence)
- **perform a feasibility study on electric heating** (skill/competence)
- **perform a feasibility study on heat pumps** (skill/competence)
- **perform scientific research** (skill/competence)
- **provide information on geothermal heat pumps** (skill/competence)
- **sustainable technologies** (knowledge)
- **technical drawings** (knowledge)
- **thermal materials** (knowledge)
- **thermodynamics** (knowledge)
- **troubleshoot** (skill/competence)
- **use technical drawing software** (skill/competence)
- **use thermal analysis** (skill/competence)
- **use thermal management** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- assess energy consumption of ventilation systems (skill/competence)
- CAD software (knowledge)
- combined heat and power generation (knowledge)
- communicate with customers (skill/competence)
- computational fluid dynamics (knowledge)
- design a solar absorption cooling system (skill/competence)
- design a solar heating system (skill/competence)
- design firmware (skill/competence)
- design heat pump installations (skill/competence)
- design hot water systems (skill/competence)
- design prototypes (skill/competence)
- develop product design (skill/competence)
- develop software prototype (skill/competence)
- distribution of heating cooling and hot water (knowledge)
- ensure equipment cooling (skill/competence)
- follow company standards (skill/competence)
- identify fitted source for heat pumps (skill/competence)
- operate climate control (skill/competence)
- oversee quality control (skill/competence)
- perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power (skill/competence)
- perform feasibility study on solar heating (skill/competence)
- power engineering (knowledge)
- report test findings (skill/competence)
- use testing equipment (skill/competence)
- wear appropriate protective gear (skill/competence)