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Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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2.8 KiB

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)