5 Mechanical Engineer Resume Examples Built for 2022

Why this resume works

• When including a career objective on your mechanical engineer resume, be sure to match the keywords in the job description. So if the job description repeatedly mentions CAD, you should probably have that in your resume objective.
  • If you're debating whether or not to include an objective, exclude it. Unless you're going to customize it for each role you apply to, it's generally not worth having. Save that space for your achievements in your previous roles as a mechanical engineer.
• Your resume should be filled with quantifiable metrics. As a mechanical engineer, you probably have decreasing deficiencies, goal attainment, and client satisfaction. When it comes to your mechanical engineering resume, numbers speak louder than words.
  • Look at the job description and responsibilities required and work to match your metrics to what the hiring manager is seeking.
  • Consider adding how the team you were on, as a whole, was able to produce positive, quantifiable results for the clients and company leadership. Seeing you as not only an accomplished engineer but also as a team player can elevate your resume.
• Make sure your experience is written in actionable terms. When using our resume builder tool, you'll see that work experience on our sample resumes always start with strong action words.
  • Consider the jobs you've done or are still doing, and find action words (verbs) that describe what you did or show how you produced a result; words such as: managed, supervised, led, utilized, implemented, designed.
  • Using action words to describe your work is a crucial part of your mechanical engineer resume. Hiring managers are looking for autonomy and your ability to get the job done. This is not the place to use a passive voice. You're communicating with the hiring manager, and your resume is your first opportunity to show what you can do.

Why this resume works

• The skills portion of your mechanical design engineer resume is the opportunity to list key areas you feel are your biggest assets. The skills you list on your resume should be areas of ability, competence, and excellence you will bring to the job.
  
  • Your resume should demonstrate skills in action like design, management, prototyping, and constructing.
• To be a mechanical design engineer, you'll need a degree in design engineering or mechanical engineering. Other certifications can also be helpful—certifications such as PMP, Six Sigma, and LEED.
  
  • If you have any of these added certifications, be sure they're current before putting them on your resume.
• If you have many years of experience, structure your mechanical design engineer resume in reverse-chronological order. In other words, your most recent experience should go at the top of your resume, with your oldest experience at the bottom.
  • If you're currently a mechanical design engineer, pay close attention that the experience you list for your current job matches the keywords and responsibilities for the job to which you're applying.

Why this resume works

• Whether this is your first mechanical engineer position or not, your entry-level mechanical engineer resume should reflect the experience you have that focuses on transferable skills for the engineering role for which you're applying.
  
  • If this is your first mechanical engineering position, you won't have past engineering experience to draw upon. In this case, show other things you've learned such as the ability to work with a team, the times you took a lead role or your accomplishments in your last position.
• Give quantifiable metrics on every job experience if you can. These facts quickly stand out to any hiring manager. 
  • Metrics show accomplishments effectively, make an impact, and transcend language.
  • If you can't give a metric for every job experience, do the best you can. By working with our resume checker, you can see how metrics solidly shape a resume.
• For an entry-level position, don't hesitate to include soft skills like time management or communication (as opposed to hard skills you might not yet possess like AutoCAD or Autodesk) on your resume.

Why this resume works

• When you're applying for a mechanical engineering internship, employers expect that you won't have much, if any, relevant work experience. If you have it, great, but if not, don't stress because you can still make a compelling mechanical engineer internship resume.
  • You must show you stood out in your non-engineering roles. Did you innovate by creating new processes or improving efficiency? These skills appeal to hiring managers for mechanical engineering internships.
• To gain the extra edge when breaking into mechanical engineering, customize your mechanical engineer internship resume for each role to which you apply.
  • You can do this in four places: your cover letter, your resume objective, the skills section, and your work experience.
  • If the internship you're applying to is looking for someone who can work independently, you can mention that in all four places mentioned above to increase your chances of getting an interview.

Why this resume works

• A good litmus test to determine whether or not you should include a skill on your mechanical project engineer resume is if you're able to confidently discuss how you used it in your listed projects. This accomplishes two things:
  • Reinforces to the hiring manager that you're only including skills in which you are strong.
  • Provides more context around how you deployed your skills, therefore, making your resume and candidacy even stronger.
• Your mechanical project engineer resume should be kept to one page, so real estate is valuable. Don't waste your space or divert attention from the hiring manager with a resume objective if it won't increase your chance of getting an interview.
  • Discern between what you'd like to include, being proud of your accomplishments, and what is more truly relevant to the job. Relevance is key when keeping your resume to one page.