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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Heating Ventilation Air-Condition and Refrigeration industry do?
The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry is responsible for maintaining comfort for occupants in a building as well as supplying specific environmental conditions for a product or process (such as data centers and hospitals). There many positions to chose from in this industry and employers are always looking for bright, talented, and motivated young engineers from Cal Poly.
What types of jobs are there in the HVAV&R industry?
- Sales
- Outside Sales Engineer: Outside sales engineers meet with customers directly to sell new equipment, service contracts, and modifications of existing systems. They also provide technical assistance to customers.
- Inside Sales Representative: Inside sales engineers sell equipment by means of telephone or correspondence and answers inquires for equipment or services. They also assist the outside sales engineers by drafting estimates and gathering information.
- Sales Manager: Sales managers are responsible for budgets, sales forecasts, supervision of sales force and quotations, maintaining and helping to determine company sales policy.
- Design-Specification
- Consulting/Design Engineer: A Consulting/Design Engineer is responsible for the selection, design, layout, and specification of mechanical equipment to meet end user requirements. He ensures that installations are made in accordance with instructions. Obtaining a Professional Engineering license is highly recommended.
- Design-Build
- Project Manager: Project managers are in charge of specific company projects. They are responsible for engineering design, materials control, on-site problem solving, and coordination with other companies on job-site.
- Job Foreman or Supervisor: The Job Foreman/Supervisor is responsible for assigning and supervising service personnel’s work. He arranges for required service materials as well as plans for regular servicing and maintenance.
- Design Engineer: See ‘Consulting/Design Engineer’ under Design-Specification. Obtaining a Professional Engineering license is recommended.
- Estimator: An Estimator works with plans, specifications, and often existing site conditions in order to determine the material and labor requirements to prepare a bid for a job.
- Service
- Service Salesman: Service Salesmen sell service contracts for new and existing installations. They plans warranty service for equipment manufacturers.
- Service Manager: The Service Manager is responsible for supervising field service, publishing service information, and providing technical training to employees and customers.
- Other
- Service Salesman: Service Salesmen sell service contracts for new and existing installations. They plans warranty service for equipment manufacturers.
- Service Manager: The Service Manager is responsible for supervising field service, publishing service information, and providing technical training to employees and customers.