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61 lines
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name: thermal-engineer
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'thermal engineer' (also: thermal engineering expert, thermal technology engineering consultant, battery thermal system engineer, thermal engineering consultant, thermal engineers, thermal engineering adviser). Use when the user asks for typical thermal engineer work such as: typical thermal engineer responsibilities"
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# Thermal Engineer
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Thermal engineers design systems which provide heating or cooling, using thermodynamics, that transfer heat or energy through liquids and gases. They also construct these systems, and perform test to ensure proper functionality.
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## Core workflow
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- adjust engineering designs
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- approve engineering design
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- design an electric heating system
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- design engineering components
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- design passive energy measures
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- design thermal equipment
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- design thermal requirements
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- engineering principles
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- engineering processes
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- fluid mechanics
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- heat transfer processes
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- interpret 2D plans
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- interpret 3D plans
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- manage engineering project
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- mechanical engineering
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## Hot technologies
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Top tools from 49 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-20):
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- Thermal Desktop — 37 %
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- Ansys — 29 %
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- Python — 24 %
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- MATLAB — 18 %
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- Sinda/Fluint — 16 %
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- ANSYS Icepak — 8 %
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- CFD — 6 %
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- CREO — 6 %
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- FloTHERM — 6 %
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- NX — 6 %
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---
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/afbe50b0-6634-4677-a3e7-0aada10cb9a7), O*NET 30.3 (17-2199.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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