Engineer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Engineer Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Engineer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Engineer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 55% of Engineer job descriptions contained engineering as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

engineering
55%
electrical
46%
energy
42%
engineer
42%
mechanical
42%
electric
38%
high voltage
38%
renewables
34%
water
34%
troubleshoot
34%
solar
34%
repair
34%
renewable
34%
plant
34%
marine
34%
hv
34%
grid
34%
generator
34%
ex forces
34%
engine
34%
ec&i
34%
controls
34%
chp
34%
maintenance
34%
mechanic
25%
service engineering
13%
mechanical engineering
13%
cad
13%
field service engineering
13%
electrical engineering
13%
stair lift
9%
architectural
9%
construction
9%
data centre
9%
structural
9%
sweden
9%
solidworks
9%
stairlift
9%
hoists
9%
abaqus
5%
cae
5%
configuration engineer
5%
engineering experience
5%
wireless
5%
testing
5%
spi
5%
software
5%
schematic
5%
low voltage
5%
gcc
5%
electronics
5%
design engineering
5%
controls and automation
5%
safety regulations
5%
safety
5%
gas
5%
catering
5%
schematics
5%
revit
5%
electromechanical
5%
electrical design engineer
5%
transmission
5%
switch gear
5%
structural engineering
5%
project engineer
5%
development engineer
5%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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