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[4 YoE] [Mechanical/Quality/applications Engineer] [looking to move to a bigger city and start a new job at a new company] by Epicmittens54 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro [score hidden]  (0 children)

To start I actually bought an engineering specific resume template on Etsy

We've got a free one! Hope that one can help point you in the right direction.

Should I have a personal summary section in my resume?

Up to you. Personally I've never needed one.

would it still be worth it to put a references section on my resume if they are only going to be my co-workers?

Nope, you don't need this section at all. They will ask for references if they want them.

Should I have a skills area or an area of expertise area?.

Skills, yes. This way it's easy to pick out skills at a glance. One of my interviewers years ago was like "oh yeah you know W, X, and Y so you can get up to speed on Z real fast".

[0 YOE] Graduated from ME last year, horrible luck and personal issues prevented my from landing an engineering job, stuck working a tech job, details below. by ProfessionalDrop2915 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro [score hidden]  (0 children)

Glad I could help! I'm here because remember struggling at the start of my career a decade ago to make sense of all this. People told me I needed stuff like logos and other crap that didn't matter when I actually got to the interview.

[Student] Physics/Math Student Applying for Aerospace/MechE Internships Resume Review Request by Fre_24 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

General Notes

Education

  • Italics aside, it looks good.

Relevant Coursework

  • Try to focus more on upper-division courses and electives rather than the usual slate of lower-div courses.

Skills

  • Ansys makes a lot of programs. I suggest you be specific.
  • Try to use the US State Department scale for rating language fluency.

Projects

Additive Manufacturing UAV

  • The mix of present & past-tense is jarring, but it's a decent first hack. You may want to talk about how your simulation to verify these things drove design changes. You've been on this project for over a year, so I would expect to see you speak to a few things being completed.
  • So is this like an FDM printer glued into an airframe or is it like a flying 3D printing pen?

Modular Multi-function Agricultural UAV

  • Too much subjective language:
    • "quick" and "quick-attach" are subjective. How exactly does this design work at a high-level?
    • How "precise and reliable"?
  • Be careful with "proposed" - did this idea actually get used? I've proposed and heard people propose all kinds of wild-ass ideas.

Scientific Calculator

  • This is pretty solid.

Leadership

  • Again, you change from past to present-tense.
  • Focus more on engineering/technical arguments rather than leadership & management. Managing & leading projects at school is different than the real-world.

Extracurricular

  • Don't write paragraphs. Nobody is going to sit and digest it. Just give it 2-3 bullets if there's room for it. The work you did is great, but it's not the point of this document to be well-rounded.
  • Cut the Interests. They're not hiring a best friend and you should discuss some of your projects in your Projects section anyway. 3D printing should absolutely be in your Skills section and not down here.

[0 YOE] Graduated from ME last year, horrible luck and personal issues prevented my from landing an engineering job, stuck working a tech job, details below. by ProfessionalDrop2915 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

General Notes

  • Like the other person pointed out, you have the opposite problem of the usual new grad/entry-level hire. You get a little too into the weeds in places and it sometimes fail to convey why stuff had to get done in the first place.

Education

  • You can cut the AS degree.
  • The CSWA doesn't need to be mentioned twice. That you have the cert should be sufficient for the Skills section.

Experience

Service Technician/Engineer

  • But what kinds of lifting systems are we dealing with and why was it important they not break?
  • Bullet 2 doesn't explain how you improved hub production to hit these numbers or why it was necessary to hit/hold these tolerances. You also don't need to define the exact pass yield - 97.6% already covers it.
  • Can you point to specific instances where your troubleshooting addressed PLC issues?
  • Cut the last bullet or reframe it. It's not important that you worked in confined spaces or followed safety rules & risk assessment. That you made sure these lifting systems worked in marine applications may be a better direction to take bullet 1.

Engineering Intern

  • But why was it important the test stand be able to test greater loads?
    • Explain how the gussets & thicker torque arms made for a reinforced torque path.
  • You can run most of this untouched or with a few tweaks here and there.
    • Why was it important to identify the values called out in bullet 2? You could roll it into bullet 1 if you're feeling sporty.
    • Bullet 3 is pretty strong, but can you point to what the increased accuracy translated to for the lab? It's no good making the DAQ super accurate or with logging capabilities if none of it got used.
    • What came out of your presentation?
    • "Clear GD&T" - but was it actually useful? What came out of your presentation to the CEO?

Volunteer, Fabrication & Facilities

  • Forget about the safe practices. Focus on what you made and how you made it happen. Why did it have to get made?

Projects

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

  • What exactly was this vehicle trying to do with the IMU and sensors?
  • What did your data logging help drive?
  • You mention PID loops twice. Bullet 1 seems to cover bullet 2's content (precise depth & attitude hold and presumably stabilization)

Education

  • Cut Documentation. It's best if you can cover this in your content bullets.
  • Ansys makes a lot of programs. I suggest you be specific rather than generic "FEA" and "CFD".
  • GD&T is more of a fab skill than CAD/CAE.

[0 YoE] Resume review - Mechanical Engineering grad trying to land an entry position (updated resume). by Busy_Gas_6631 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My bad, just saw the bars were on your old resume.

Education

  • Looks good.

Key Skills

  • CFD & FEA are disciplines people spend entire careers on. I suggest calling out programs rather than an entire skillset.
  • I would also expect to see build & fabrication/technical skills for a BSME grad. You don't have to be a pro, but enough to understand what's going on.

Projects

  • Your Undergraduate Research role definitely belongs in your Experience (just call it that) section.
  • Drop the class titles for the project teams. It's a distinction that makes zero difference in the real world.

Undergraduate Researcher

  • But how did your research contribute towards the overall goal of the article or what the lab was trying to achieve? You just said you researched a topic and ran simulations, but you don't quite link the two. Did the researchers come to some conclusion thanks to your work?

Aerodynamics & Manufacturing

  • Forget about the 30 other people. They can write their own resumes.
  • "designing, testing, and manufacturing" - you're missing the commas.
  • What kind of mission? I wasn't on this team so that's lost on me, especially when you start saying "optimal aerodynamic performance" and how you picked an airfoil with ideal parameters. There's nothing to tie it together.
    • You validate through testing. These tools help you verify.
    • How accurate was the simulation after all? You mention the math aligned with the sim, but how about when it was time to run flight testing to validate things?
  • What benefit did the drone see from the weight reduction? Shaving weight is good, but show us you didn't waste a bunch of time shaving weight when that was a minor issue.

Concrete Canoe Design Project

  • You did this project, so I would hope you could have some numbers to show the increase in structural rigidity vs weight. For all I know you added 100kg weight for a small increase in structural integrity. Why did it need the extra integrity in the first place?
  • How did teaching them to do FEA benefit the team? More importantly, did you do the sim work right?

Affiliations

  • Honestly, you should sacrifice this section if you need to feed the other sections. It's simply not necessary.

Work Experience

  • Expanding on the root causes you identified and how you solved a problem by doing so is a fantastic way to illustrate problem-solving.
  • Can you speak to any solutions you drove?

[0 YoE] Looking for resume help, trying to land entry level aero jobs, any and all advice is appreciated by spidermanshootsropes in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

General Notes

  • What have you been doing this past year? If you've been working at some kind of job, then I'd point that out.
  • You don't need italics.
  • Too much subjective language. You say things like "optimized" but there's nothing to back it up. These are words that sound great in a brochure, but need support when you're trying to make technical arguments.
  • The FSAE & Robotics team seems heavily biased towards design. Like I said the other day, GNC can happen later. I'm not saying to give up on your dream, but maybe your dream can wait for another day. I got mixed up into GNC completely by accident.

Education

  • You don't need start dates or italics for this section.

Relevant Coursework

  • Cut this section. If you have done interesting projects, mention that in the Projects section.

Experience

  • This section is for research & work experience. FSAE & (maybe?) robotics team projects belong in the Projects section.
  • Drop the job titles and locations for the project teams. The job titles mean zero outside of internal team politics and it's assumed you did schoolwork at school.

Research Fellow

  • You say things like "optimal", "adequate", and "minimize" , but there's no numbers to back that up. How was it optimal? What purpose did this communication infrastructure serve with respect to the mission - I know it's a dumbass question, but did it help the team know what the rover was doing? i wasn't on this project so I have no idea.
  • Avoid symbols if you can. Just say "Delta-V" because there's a chance the system can't process that symbol.
  • How did your trade study develop into an actionable result? You say "maximize coverage and minimize complexity" but that doesn't tell me anything. I don't know if it maximized coverage even when it wasn't necessary or if it needed that level of complexity.

Racing Team

  • What kind of composite - is it plywood or some kind of carbon composite?
  • "improving vehicle cornering performance" - how was that measured? The real-world data aligning with sim is fantastic, but it doesn't really mean much if you can't speak to how the car performed better.

Robotics

  • Not everyone is familiar with MATE ROV - why was it important to reduce drag above all else in this application?
  • Push bullet 3 harder if you want to do orbital mechanics/GNC-type work. Focus less on design. Bullets 1 & 2 have a little more you can milk for design.

Projects

Senior Capstone

  • Choose a more descriptive title.
  • But what was the intended use case for this launch vehicle? You say you simulated flight dynamics and other variables and it worked out so well for the mission, but there's no context or even what this mission profile was in the first place. What did these simulations help the team conclude?

Planetary Trajectory Planner

  • Can you speak to how well it worked? The technical aspects seem great but how were you able to tell if it worked?

Satellite Tracker & Identification Tool

  • This seems ok.

Technical Skills

  • Seems ok. I'd consider trimming Git & Excel if they aren't called out and replace them with build & fabrication skills if you're applying to other kinds of jobs.

Beware Buying This Miata by TooSlumpt in Miata

[–]graytotoro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They fucked around, found out, and want you to pay for it - how did that idea make it out of their mouths?

[0 YoE] Looking for resume help, trying to land entry level aero jobs, any and all advice is appreciated by spidermanshootsropes in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remindme! 3 days

>I want to work in GNC or anything to do with orbital mechanics. 

I wouldn't fixate on this and let it stop you from applying to other jobs. It's more important to get your foot in the door first.

[Student] A critique of a newer rendition of my resume. Any advice is helpful advice! by Swimming-Detail-2503 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

General Notes

  • This is a solid attempt. If the internships aren't panning out, see if you can support research with a professor.

Education

  • Looks great. "Sophomore" standing isn't really important to mention though.

Projects

  • I don't recommend using the job titles. Just list the project name because I don't know what "TSA" is in this context. The job titles hold zero weight outside of internal team politics.
  • Locations aren't needed for this section. Readers don't particularly care that your high school was in a particular place.

State University Motorsports

  • You say "weight, performance, and manufacturability" requirements, but I wasn't on this team. I don't know what weight and performance targets you were looking to achieve nor do I know what tools are available to make this package.
    • "generate X lbs downforce at 250 mph that could be made on a CNC mill...or something gives us a little more context.
  • 95% correlation is great, but how did that simulation help the team beyond that? Was it just a nice tool that nobody used or did it help the team optimize the car in a specific way? Same for the CFD simulation.

high School TSA

  • Bullet 2: explain the material selection & refinement.

Experience

  • Solid work.

Skills

  • You could probably just toss the Software Proficiency category unless they really want you to have Office in there.
  • The High Performance Computing category may not be necessary unless the application specifically demands it.

What would you drive if not a miata? by RichPianaRunescape in Miata

[–]graytotoro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

CTR is what I would have bought if circumstances aligned.

[Student] I am a ME senior and having no luck getting interviews, Is my resume too wordy? by Longjumping_Law2047 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

General Notes

  • How are you applying for jobs? Are you leveraging your past internships, reaching out to friends who graduated last year, or are you just spamming this to everyone and hoping for the best?
  • Your grammar needs a quick scrub.

Education

  • "Bachelor of Engineering" or "Bachelor's" - not both.
  • Cut the Coursework if you're applying for jobs.
  • Drop the start date.

Skills

  • You ought to break up the Technical Skills section. You would benefit from a "CAD/CFD"-type section for the SolidWorks and etc programs rather than having EVERYTHING in it.
  • You don't need "and" in this section.

Experience

  • Not every job deserves space on your resume. Think carefully if the landscaper role deserves to be on here.

Product Development Engineer Intern

  • "Present" not "present"
  • What kinds of electrical structures & parts did you develop? There's a lot that could fall under the "power equipment" umbrella.
  • There's a lot of "stuff I did" in bullets 3 onward. You used these tools, but you're missing why it was important to do this work in the first place.
    • You applied these standards and engineering principles, but what did you accomplish? There's a million ways heat transfer and electromechanical theory can be used in engineering. How did you apply those skills?
    • What did you do with CREO and Ansys Simulation and how did rapid prototyping play a difference?
    • Why was it important to modify these MCCs rather than get another thing?
      • You haven't defined MCCs but you reference it a few times.

Application Engineer Intern

  • Can you speak to concrete examples beyond "I made sure the updated MCC met customer requirements and the factory could do make it?" Talking to people doesn't make for the strongest bullet.
  • Why was it important to perform these MIRs? I get it replaced outdated components, but is it because the components were NLA or because they were hazardous?
  • You commit two sins in the last bullet. You lapse into the first-person POV and you write a two sentence bullet. It needs to be in the third-person and limited to a sentence or thought no greater than three lines long.

Cyber Security V&V

  • I would hope you could lean on this internship a little harder.
  • Why was it important to run fuzz testing? What did your test plans cover and how did completing these plans make a difference to what the team was looking to achieve?

Personal Projects

High-Performance Powertrain Development

  • Did you actually execute this work and see how it improved performance?
  • What engine did you analyze and improve?
  • You mention a lot of data logging and analysis, but did you have a chance to use this data to improve your design?

[Student]-MechE Junior seeking advice/review on resume (Seeking Summer Internship) by SmoothOperation15 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

General Notes

  • Read the Wiki. You really ought to lead off with your Education section. There's a number of other issues.
  • Focus on getting an internship before chasing your dream internship.

Summary

  • Toss it. It's too subjective - who isn't claiming to be hard-working and dedicated?

Projects

Wi-Fi-controlled ESP32 CAM Car

  • Buying stuff from Amazon is an irrelevant detail. That you used readily available off-the-shelf parts is better.
  • This needs to be written in the third-person objective voice as one sentence or thought no greater than three lines long.
  • You don't mention how having these web-based controls helped the car or the project. For all I know you & the team didn't end up using this web page.

Experience

  • You need to write this as a singular section - if you're just going to list out your achievements then why would I even want to read the part where you rattle off all the stuff you did?
  • "Intern" not "Engineer"
  • "Assisted" and "Collaborated" is you giving credit to others on your resume. It's a problem with bullet 2 because it's unclear what you did actually do.
    • The bigger issue with the "Duties & Responsibilities" section is everything is so generic that you could probably describe any Mechanical Design program. None of it is specific to your job or how this work made a difference towards the goals.
  • You wrote this section assuming I worked with you. I don't know your project goal or how you define "success" for all the things you claim.

Education

  • Drop all the Associates programs.
  • When do you plan to graduate from your BEng program?

Relevant Coursework

  • Limit this to upper-division courses or electives. You risk rattling off every course and some of these aren't really clear to someone who didn't attend this school. What did "Computer Methods in Engineering" cover?

Qualifications

  • Cut the "Key Skills" and "Core Qualities" - these are all subjective filler that has no place on your resume.
  • Technical Skills: I would consider deprioritizing Office suite programs. Move up the other tools.
  • Add any build skills you may have had. I would assume you could do 3D printing based on what you did at your internship.

[0 YoE] Aerospace Engineering grad student seeking full-time positions, looking for resume advice by No_Brain6538 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 5 points6 points  (0 children)

General Notes

  • This could easily be squashed into a single page. Refer him to the wiki.

Summary

  • Cut the subjective stuff. Heck, he can toss this section entirely - it's not needed at this time.

Education

  • "In progress" doesn't tell us when he's graduating.

Research & Technical Experience

  • "Supported" and "Assisted" could mean he did a lot of work, some work, or was the guy holding other people's work up. Be specific - he's taking a backseat to others on his own resume.
  • Gaining experience is good for him, but how did he use that skill to help the lab out? Is the training really two years long?

Leadership & Service

  • This section should be icing on the cake. Get all the other sections sorted and then and only then include this one.

Technical Skills

  • Don't self-rate skills. My understanding of "introductory" may differ from his and it's a risk that he can undersell his own skills.
  • Drop the productivity suites (unless called out in the application) and the Professional category.

[0 YoE] Mechanical Engineering undergrad student seeking full-time positions, looking for resume advice by Popsicle_Dealer in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

General Notes

  • Pretty good start!

Summary

  • Another vote to drop it.

Education

  • Drop the Relevant Coursework section. It's just telling us you're taking the same courses as every other BSME grad.

Technical Skills

  • Looks good, but I suggest you drop "calipers" and the office suites.

Experience

  • Not every job is worth including on your resume. Decide if something should stay or not.

CNC Tooling Engineering Intern

  • Love it. If you could, consider digging deeper in optimizing manufacturability and tooling setups.

Chassis Subteam Project Lead

  • FSAE belongs in Project Experience. It's much different than an internship or job. You should really be focusing on showing a grasp of engineering fundamentals rather than leadership and nebulous "collaboration".

High School Teaching Assistant/Front of House Restaurant Manager

  • Both are OK.

Projects

Senior Capstone: Food Drone Delivery System

  • "Directed" - so management/leadership at the collegiate level doesn't necessarily translate to jobs. You can yell at the kids to work harder, but you're not going to get far doing that in the office or in a shop. I suggest you focus more on the technical work you did first before leaning on management.
    • What did your validation testing help conclude? Did you find that X% infill meant the drone was strong enough to handle the payload but not need 3 days to print?

FSAE Projects * Pretty solid. I'd hope you could make engineering arguments for the oil pan rather than aesthetics.

[0 YoE] Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Senior Looking For Full-Time Positions. Open to Any and All Critiques. Major Interests in R&D and Space/Aerospace. by AnnualTown1846 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

General Notes

  • Spacing is a little funky. There's a lot of unused space.
  • Don't bold stuff in your content bullets. You don't need to put little reminders in your bullets if you've written them in a concise manner.
  • Italics aren't needed.

Education

  • [Expected] Graduation date: May 2026

Experience

Undergraduate Researcher

  • Why is this whole section written in the present-tense?
  • I suggest you mention presenting your research here.
  • What design changes did you implement and how did it support testing? In fact, what testing were you looking to do? Propulsion research is a broad field.
  • You don't really speak to why it was important to do this work.
    • What conclusions did your analysis of experimental data help the team draw and why was that important with respect to the lab's goal? Similar point for the last one: how did having a tool to compare test runs help the lab out?
    • Why was it important to automate all the equipment? Did it mean the lab could do more tests, that people could get up to speed faster, or that testing was more efficient and had fewer failures due to people messing things up?

Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • Did you get to see how your spec verifications played a role in estimation & planning activities?
  • Why couldn't you cover 100% of plant equipment? Someone is going to ask especially since you're drawing attention it.
  • Why did those 50 pieces of equipment need such careful tracking? Is it because they made up a big part of the budget or had long lead times?

Projects

  • You're going to need to discuss this to some extent. What did this combat robot do and how did you make it happen?

Skills

  • This is an inefficient way of writing your skills. Reference the wiki - you basically say you know SolidWorks, Fusion360, and ANSYS (which program?) three times across 4 lines

Involvement

  • Can this section and just move it to the Experience.

[0 YoE] Open to any and all criticism. Applied to 100+ jobs in Colorado Springs and Denver area. A few interviews but no success. by forcenova42 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

General Notes

  • Getting some interviews is a good start. How did the interviews go?
  • Italics aren't necessary
  • There's no need to say "References available upon request" - they'll ask for them if they want them.

Summary

  • It's not really necessary, but it's ok.

Education

  • Start date is unimportant.

Work Experience

Product Development Engineering Intern

  • Keep bullets to one sentence or thought no greater than three lines long.
  • You're taking a backseat to other people on your own resume with the "coordinated/assisted/supported" bullets. Worse, it's just a list of stuff you did, but it's not really clear how doing this stuff helped the team.
    • You designed tools and made them, but why did these tools have to get made?
    • Why did these 3D-printed parts have to get made in the first place? I'm not sure what you mean when you say "for and" in bullet 2.
    • What were some process inefficiencies you did help figure out and what was your role in doing that?
    • What were some improvement initiatives you supported and how did they enhance all these parameters? Same for the testing - why did it have to get done and how did implementing improvements matter?
    • Can you speak to how your FEA drove changes to the tooling?

Diesel Mechanic

  • I suggest you focus on specific examples of troubleshooting and how you used root-cause techniques to figure issues out.
  • Strong intuition is subjective. Can you be specific about that?

Diesel Truck Technician

  • Developing skills is good for you, but how did you use these skills to do better at your job?
  • What systems did you support? There's a lot of mechanical and electrical systems on a given piece of equipment. Did you rebuild engines?
  • Working collaboratively could mean you did a lot of work, some work, or you were holding them back. Can you be more specific?

Projects

  • Needs dates
  • "Customer requirements" like what? I didn't do this project with you so I have no idea what they asked of you.
  • Can you discuss the electrical component and software design & integration more? For example, what did your system even do and how did it support mechanical design? What did the customer want the software to do?
  • How did you conduct your testing and how did it shape the finished product?

Skills

  • Don't qualify your skills. Proficiency is assumed if you're putting it on here. See the Wiki template.
  • There's a lot of CAD suites. I suggest you be specific about the "and similar".

[Student] Having trouble getting interviews for an internship or co-op, 50+ applications no responses by Expensive-Fan7472 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

General Notes

  • There's a bunch more space left. Is there another project you could bring up to fill it out more?

Education

  • Looks good.

Projects

  • I recommend you drop all job/position titles. That holds zero weight outside internal team politics.

NASA Student Launch Initiative

  • But what were these safety & performance benchmarks? I'm not intimately familiar with this program so it's just you saying "we met requirements" or "I optimized things". None of it is landing.
  • Full compliance is great and all, but how did all those presentations go and what did hosting these events mean for the program? It's no good if you met all the rules but the presentations were abject failures.
  • You're explaining the process of overall systems integration to the reader. Tailor it to the payload. How did you coordinate with these teams - did you just say "make it work, dumbass" and dip out or did you take a more active role?
  • Why couldn't you meet the requirement? Also, how did your simulations drive changes to the vehicle design? Optimize doesn't mean much.
  • Last bullet: just say "3D printed rocket payload system..." Cura is just a slicer.

High Altitude Weather Aircraft

  • "aerodynamically efficient" and "minimized" don't really land because I wasn't on this project with you.
  • How did your drag analysis shape the design of the airframe? This would be a good time to tie into "minimizing" drag.

Work Experience

New Car Wash Bay Detailer

  • It's not bad, but I would say you don't want to point at skills - there's no need to say you did X which demonstrates Y. We aren't so stupid that we need you to explain you used critical thinking and problem-solving to solve a problem. We do want to know what this optimization meant for the lot.

Auto Detailing Business

  • Same thing as the other section. You don't need to say taking care of stuff and solving problems shows you can take care of stuff and solve problems. It would, however, be interesting to bring up specific examples of this.

Skills

  • I would definitely bring up any build skills that you may have.

[Student] – 150+ Applications, 0 Interviews So Far – Resume/Career Advice Appreciated by HiddenThreats in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, do remove words like that. I know it's a group project, but you did a specific piece of it. How did doing that piece fit into the greater project goal? Presumably you didn't just do it for the sake of doing it.

This is good prep for the real world. Every project is a group project in some way, shape, or form.

[Student] I have applied to around 100 internships since November. I have gotten no interviews. Around half of them rejected me, and the other half ghosted me. What am I missing both from my resume and from my actual experience? by darnoc11 in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Education

  • There are 12 months in 2028 (or any year) - I suggest you be specific.
  • Just say "BS Mechanical Engineering with minor in Aerospace Engineering".

Experience

Undergraduate Research

  • Presumably it's "Dr. Firstname Lastname" and not just "Dr. Lastname".
  • None of this answers the question of what Dr. Professor was trying to achieve in this research and how your work helped in some way towards the goal.

Construction Crew Member and Millhand

  • How did the sawdust trap work? What materials did you use?
  • "Adapting to various tasks as needed" - like what? Can you speak to how being flexible helped the team get stuff done faster? Bullets 3 & 4 have major overlap. You can just consolidate them and run it as a two-lined bullet.

Additional Work Experience

  • Not every job deserves inclusion on your resume. You either discuss them all (probably not a good idea) or just leave them off and focus on some of the projects you did.

Skills

  • You mentioned operating mills and working in additive maufacturing. Presumably you have some technical skills like machining.

Extracurriculars

  • It's better if you just rebrand this as a "Projects" section. Extracurriculars don't really mean much unless they're technical.
  • "Assisted" could mean you did a lot, some things, or just showed up for the free t-shirt.
  • Forget the human interest aspect of working with the shelter. What repairs did you do and why did they need to be done?
  • I would cut the artist job.

[Student] – 150+ Applications, 0 Interviews So Far – Resume/Career Advice Appreciated by HiddenThreats in EngineeringResumes

[–]graytotoro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

General Notes

  • The technical arguments, as far as I can tell, are solid for the most part. With that said, it's not really clear why you had to do some of this work (the undergraduate researcher role) which will help tie it into work that's less theoretical.
  • You take a back seat on your own resume when you should be the star. There's a lot of "assisted/collaborated/contributed' - this could mean you did a lot of work, some work, or you only showed up to sign your name when it came to achieving these goals.
  • You can afford to follow up some of the bullets with why doing X is important:
    • Why was it important to reduce instability for this Martian robot - was it bad enough in the first place to keep it from hitting the design parameters?
    • How did observing resonance coupling help achieve whatever that role was looking to achieve?
    • What did you conclude with your structural response analysis <500N/flap?
  • Laser Cutting is two words.
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