Mechanical Engineer Resume Summary Examples

Disclaimer – I know, this post is about mechanical engineer resume summary examples. However, I highly do not recommend a Mechanical Engineer Resume summary section. Instead, your experience speaks for itself. A summary section is redundant and does not provide value, because your resume should already summarize your career clearly and concisely.

That being said, there are times when a summary section is needed or desired by hiring managers. If you are requested to add a summary section, then you should do so. If you’re not requested, then don’t.

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February 29, 2024 by Kazu Fujimoto

Should I put a summary in my mechanical engineering resume?

Only when needed or explicitly said so by the recruiter. If you feel the need to summarize your experience in a summary section, then go for it. I do highly advise against putting a summary in your resume. Again, your experience should speak for itself. Recruiters are used to resumes following a certain format. They review education, experience, and skills.

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What Should A Mechanical Engineer Resume Summary Include?

A mechanical engineer resume summary needs:

• Keywords
• Be clear and concise
• Display quantitative results and accomplishments

The above bullets need to be covered at a high level.

Along with above, I also recommend tying your role to your contribution in a macroeconomic manner. See below for the examples I will use in various industries.

Mechanical Engineer Resume Summary Examples (By Job Title)

Project Manager

Project Manager with 14+ years of successfully overseeing multiple large scale projects valuing over $5M USD in agricultural infrastructure. Successfully implement AGILE and Scrum frameworks to meet deliverables at 95% on time performance. Highly experienced in economics, engineering, and business management.

Design Engineer

Design Engineer with 7 years of experience for industries such as Oil & Gas and Aerospace & Defense. Skillsets include CAD, FEA, and Programming. Highly experienced in BOM creation, design reviews, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. Designed $10M+ USD worth of mechanical equipment such as military aircraft and industrial grade pumps.

Structural Engineer

Structural Engineer with 10 years of experience verifying the integrity of infrastructure projects of $2-10M such as residential and commercial buildings. Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of California. Competencies include Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and complex stress calculations.

Test Engineer

Test Engineer successfully validated $100M of nozzles, compressors, and turbine engine through large scale qualification testing in aerospace applications. Skilled in MATLAB and LabView for Data Acquisition.

Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager with 15 years of experience leading teams of 10+ overseeing $200M+ engineering projects annually. Led company standardization efforts, reducing internal engineering lead times by 500%.

As you can see from the above, the intros I use are clear and concise. They use the value generated from engineering projects as a quantifiable result.

Many engineers today are leaving out valuable info such as quantifiable results and accomplishments. Leaving out quantifiable results will cause engineers to miss out on job opportunities.

I always stress including quantitative results on my clients’ resume for this reason.

If you want to write your summary yourself make sure to include the following key points:

• Position Title
• Years of Experience
• Macroeconomic involvement
• Hard skills
• Quantitative results and accomplishments

Include the above points in your summary and then it will be solid.