Engineering ServicesScience and engineering associate professionalsISCO 3118

heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter

Q: What skills does a heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter need?

A heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter needs 18 essential skills including engineering principles, electric heating systems, design drawings, mathematics, technical drawings. Core competencies include .

Q: Will AI replace heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter jobs?

The AI disruption score for heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter is 69/100 (high risk). Some tasks may be automated but the role will evolve rather than disappear entirely.

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.

European Skills Framework

Skills and knowledge areas required for this occupation based on European classification.

Essential (18)

engineering principlesengineering principlesThe engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.electric heating systemselectric heating systemsElectric heating systems contribute to indoor comfort and energy saving under the right conditions (low frequency use, or very highly insulated buildings). They include InfraRed and electric floor/wal...design drawingsdesign drawingsThe drawings detailing the design of products, tools, and engineering systems.mathematicsmathematicsMathematics is the study of topics such as quantity, structure, space, and change. It involves the identification of patterns and formulating new conjectures based on them. Mathematicians strive to pr...technical drawingstechnical drawingsDrawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.CAE softwareCAE softwareThe software to perform computer-aided engineering (CAE) analysis tasks such as Finite Element Analysis and Computional Fluid Dynamics.CAD softwareCAD softwareThe computer-aided design (CAD) software for creating, modifying, analysing or optimising a design.domestic cooling systemsdomestic cooling systemsThe modern and traditional cooling systems such as air conditioning, ventilation, or radiant cooling, and their energy saving principles.heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration partsheating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration partsThe different parts constituing heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems such as the different valves, fans, compressors, condensers, filters and other components.manual draughting techniquesmanual draughting techniquesTechniques used for creating detailed drawings of designs by using specialised pencils, rulers, templates and scales.use computer-aided engineering systemsuse computer-aided engineering systemsUse computer-aided engineering software to conduct stress analyses on engineering designs.use manual draughting techniquesuse manual draughting techniquesUse non-computerised draughting techniques to make detailed drawings of designs by hand with specialised tools such as pencils, rulers and templates.use technical drawing softwareuse technical drawing softwareCreate technical designs and technical drawings using specialised software.use CADD softwareuse CADD softwareUse computer-aided design and drafting software to make detailed drawings and blueprints of designs.create technical planscreate technical plansCreate detailed technical plans of machinery, equipment, tools and other products.read engineering drawingsread engineering drawingsRead the technical drawings of a product made by the engineer in order to suggest improvements, make models of the product or operate it.use CAD softwareuse CAD softwareUse computer-aided design (CAD) systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation of a design.liaise with engineersliaise with engineersCollaborate with engineers to ensure common understanding and discuss product design, development and improvement.

Optional (27)

refrigerantsrefrigerantsThe characteristics and properties of the different fluids used in heat pump and refrigeration cycles.geothermal energy systemsgeothermal energy systemsLow temperature heating and high temperature cooling, generated by use of geothermal energy, and their contribution to energy performance.combined heat and power generationcombined heat and power generationTechnology that generates electricity and captures the heat that would otherwise be wasted to provide steam or hot water, that can be used for space heating, cooling, domestic hot water and industrial...ventilation systemsventilation systemsThe types of mechanical ventilation systems that permits the exchange and circulation of air.thermodynamicsthermodynamicsThe branch of physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy.fluid mechanicsfluid mechanicsThe characteristics and properties of fluids, including gases, liquids and plasmas, at rest and in motion, and the forces on them.domestic heating systemsdomestic heating systemsThe modern and traditional heating systems alimented by gas, wood, oil, biomass, solar power and other renewable energy sources and their energy saving principles.3D modelling3D modellingThe process of developing a mathematical representation of any three-dimensional surface of an object via specialised software. The product is called a 3D model. It can be displayed as a two-dimension...components of air conditioning systemscomponents of air conditioning systemsThe different components that constitute air conditioning systems such as condensers, compressors, evaporators and sensors.industrial heating systemsindustrial heating systemsHeating systems fuelled by gas, wood, oil, biomass, solar power, and other reneable energy sources and their energy saving principles, applicable specifically to industrial buildings and facilities.product data managementproduct data managementThe use of software to track all information concerning a product such as technical specifications, drawings, design specifications, and production costs.district heating and coolingdistrict heating and coolingDistrict heating and cooling exploits local sustainable sources of energy to provide heating and potable hot water to a group of buildings and contributes to improve the energy performance.mechanicsmechanicsTheoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.advise on fitted ventilation systemsadvise on fitted ventilation systemsInvestigate and advise on a ventilation system that fits the energy demands but also guarantees good indoor air quality according to minimum indoor air quality levels. Consider alternative ways of ven...lead a teamlead a teamLead, supervise and motivate a group of people, in order to meet the expected results within a given timeline and with the foreseen resources in mind.assess heating and cooling systemsassess heating and cooling systemsSelect heating and cooling systems, specifically in relation with the buildings' architectural design and building functions. Discuss the relation between architectural design and selection of heating...adjust engineering designsadjust engineering designsAdjust designs of products or parts of products so that they meet requirements.create a product's virtual modelcreate a product's virtual modelCreate a mathematical or three-dimensional computer graphic model of the product by using a CAE system or a calculator.perform refrigerant leak checksperform refrigerant leak checksPerform refrigerant leak checks of refrigeration, air condition or heat pump equipment to make sure there are no leaks of refrigerant from the system using both direct and indirect method.build a product's physical modelbuild a product's physical modelBuild a model of the product out of wood, clay or other materials by using hand or electrical tools.design an electric heating systemdesign an electric heating systemDesign the details of electric heating systems. Calculate the needed capacity for space heating under given conditions complying with available electrical power supply.draft design specificationsdraft design specificationsList the design specifications such as materials and parts to be used and a cost estimate.install refrigeration equipmentinstall refrigeration equipmentInstall refrigeration, air condition or heat pump equipment, connect components and piping, attach equipment to the electrical network and secondary sources of heat transfer if required.test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuitstest tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuitsPerform system pressure tests on refrigeration, air condition or heat pump equipment using pressurised gas and vacuum pump to check tightness of the refrigeration circuit and its parts.draw blueprintsdraw blueprintsDraw layout specifications for machinery, equipment and building structures. Specify which materials should be used and the size of the components. Show different angles and views of the product.develop assembly instructionsdevelop assembly instructionsDevelop a code of letters and numbers to label diagrams for assembly instructions.render 3D imagesrender 3D imagesUse specialised tools to convert 3D wire frame models into 2D images with 3D photorealistic effects or non-photorealistic rendering on a computer.