heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter

Description

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafters create prototypes and sketches, technical details, and aesthetic briefings provided by engineers for the creation of drawings, usually computer aided, of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and possibly refrigeration systems. They can draft for all kinds of projects where these systems can be used.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

technical drawings design drawings heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts types of heat pumps electric heating systems engineering principles manual draughting techniques engineering processes domestic cooling systems CAD software mathematics CAE software

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

district heating and cooling fluid mechanics geothermal energy systems refrigerants components of air conditioning systems industrial heating systems combined heat and power generation mechanics 3D modelling domestic heating systems thermodynamics ventilation systems product data management

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

use technical drawing software liaise with engineers use CAD software read engineering drawings create technical plans use CADD software use computer-aided engineering systems use manual draughting techniques

OPTIONALOptional competences

create a product's virtual model draw blueprints install refrigeration equipment design an electric heating system test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits perform refrigerant leak checks build a product's physical model advise on fitted ventilation systems draft design specifications render 3D images lead a team assess heating and cooling systems develop assembly instructions adjust engineering designs