Refrigeration engineer in French
In France, this job is advertised as “Frigoriste”. To search for jobs in France, type “Frigoriste” (the same form is used for men and women).
- Same form for men and women
- Frigoriste
- ROME code
- I1306
Source: France Travail, ROME 4.0 occupation directory (v61, published 15 June 2026) · Data downloaded on 18 October 2026
Official ROME job titles
Job titles France Travail attaches to this occupation, useful as search keywords.
- Conducteur / Conductrice d'installations frigorifiques
- Frigoriste
- Frigoriste en recherche et développement (R&D)
- Frigoriste maritime
- Monteur / Monteuse en conditionnement d'air
- Monteur / Monteuse en gaines de ventilation
- Monteur-dépanneur / Monteuse-dépanneuse frigoriste
- Monteur-frigoriste / Monteuse-frigoriste
- Réparateur / Réparatrice frigoriste
- Réparateur / Réparatrice frigoriste en entreprise
- Technicien / Technicienne d'intervention en froid industriel
- Technicien / Technicienne frigoriste
Working as a refrigeration engineer in France
Search for 'Frigoriste', 'Technicien frigoriste', 'Monteur-dépanneur frigoriste' or 'Technicien froid et climatisation'. Handling refrigerants is regulated: technicians need an attestation d'aptitude for the relevant category (category I covers all operations), and their employer must hold an attestation de capacité. Electrical clearance (habilitation électrique) is also expected, and gas qualifications are sometimes required for certain installations. Usual training routes are the CAP Installateur en froid et conditionnement d'air, the Bac pro Métiers du froid et des énergies renouvelables (formerly TFCA), then the BTS Fluides, énergies, domotique with its refrigeration option, often in apprenticeship. In France the English title 'refrigeration engineer' maps to a technician role; 'ingénieur frigoriste' refers to design engineers with an engineering degree.
French job profile (in French): Frigoriste
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