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Mechanical engineer CV: example and template

This example is for mechanical engineers at industrial plants, power stations, heating plants and service firms, and for mechanical graduates and technicians who want to work as engineers.

The employer wants to know which equipment you look after, which upgrades and overhauls you run, how you prepare specifications and how you take care of safety and technical inspection. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: mechanical engineer

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Rafal Glowacz

Mechanical engineer

Laziska Gorne +48 123 456 789 rafal.glowacz@example.com

Professional profile

Mechanical engineer with 9 years of experience in the energy sector, the last 5 in the technical department of a combined heat and power plant. I am responsible for operating the mechanical equipment of a unit: pumps, fans, mills and fuel handling systems. I prepare specifications for purchasing, supervise overhauls and carry out vibration diagnostics. After upgrading the feed pumps, the plant's own energy use fell by 4%.

Work experience

Mechanical engineer, technical department

03.2021 - present

Combined heat and power plant, Laziska Gorne

  • Operating pumps, fans, mills and fuel handling systems.
  • Technical specifications for tenders and evaluating bids.
  • Supervising overhauls during outages, accepting contractors' work.
  • Vibration diagnostics and a preventive work plan.
  • Feed pump upgrade, the plant's own energy use down 4%.

Maintenance engineer

07.2016 - 02.2021

Cement plant, Chorzow

  • Maintenance of mills and conveyors.
  • Failure analysis.
  • Ordering spare parts.

Education

Master's degree, mechanical engineering, energy specialism

2011 - 2016

Silesian University of Technology

Skills

  • Operating mechanical equipment
  • Upgrades and overhauls
  • Technical specifications and tenders
  • Vibration diagnostics
  • Technical inspection and regulations
  • Safety of overhaul work

Licences

  • Qualification certificate for supervising heating equipment, group 2
  • Machine vibration analysis certificate, category II, 2022
  • Energy sector procurement training, 2023

Languages

  • English: B2
  • German: A2

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a mechanical engineer CV

Professional summary

Write which plant you work at, which equipment you look after and which projects you run. Add a result, for example energy savings or fewer failures. The employer is looking for an engineer who understands machines, plans overhauls well and can prepare documents for purchasing.

Maintenance engineer with 5 years of experience at a cement plant. I keep mills and conveyors running, analyse failures and order parts. I am looking for work as a mechanical engineer in a technical department.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the equipment, scope of responsibility, upgrades, overhauls, specifications and diagnostics. Show results in numbers. Add your supervision licences and the regulations you work with.

Weaker: Operation.

Better: Operating pumps, fans, mills and fuel handling systems.

Weaker: Overhauls.

Better: Supervising overhauls during outages, accepting contractors' work.

Weaker: Upgrades.

Better: Feed pump upgrade, the plant's own energy use down 4%.

Skills worth listing

List operation, upgrades, overhauls, specifications, diagnostics and supervision. In your soft skills show technical thinking, planning and working with contractors.

Professional skills

  • Mechanical equipment
  • Upgrades
  • Overhauls
  • Technical specifications
  • Vibration diagnostics
  • Technical inspection

Personal skills

  • Technical thinking
  • Planning
  • Working with contractors
  • Decisiveness
  • Responsibility

Licences

List your qualification certificates for supervision or operation, diagnostic certificates and training. In the energy sector licences are often a condition of employment.

First job as a mechanical engineer

After university, describe your placements, thesis project and the software you know. Maintenance or a plant's technical department is a good start.

Add licences you can get straight away, for example for operating equipment. Employers value engineers with licences.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

The energy sector looks for operating units and supervision, an industrial plant for line upgrades and maintenance, and a service firm for diagnostics and work at clients' sites. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a mechanical engineer CV

Questions and answers

What should a mechanical engineer put on a CV?

The plant, equipment, operation, upgrades, overhauls, specifications, diagnostics, licences and results.

How is a mechanical engineer different from a design engineer?

A design engineer designs new products, while a mechanical engineer at a plant keeps existing equipment working, upgrades and overhauls it.

Which results are worth giving?

Energy savings, fewer failures, overhauls on time and savings in purchasing.

Are supervision licences needed?

In the energy and heating sectors, usually yes.

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