Mechanical Engineer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

Share

Mechanical Engineer Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Mechanical Engineer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Mechanical Engineer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 43% of Mechanical Engineer job descriptions contained engineer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

engineer
43%
engineering
32%
mechanical
32%
mechanical engineering
32%
maintenance
27%
manufacturing
27%
mechanical engineer
27%
technical
16%
electrical
16%
design
16%
repairs
16%
maintaining
11%
manufacture
11%
mechanics
11%
medical
11%
mechanical design
11%
hydraulics
11%
assembling
11%
sales
6%
building services
6%
dunfermline
6%
commercial
6%
r&d
6%
components
6%
senior
6%
senior mechanical engineer
6%
stripping
6%
design engineer
6%
fault-finding
6%
construction engineer
6%
car mechanic
6%
electrics
6%
england
6%
software
6%
designing
6%
hnc
6%
consultancy
6%
diggers
6%
forklifts
6%
swindon
6%
united kingdom
6%
hnd
6%
drawings
6%
heavy plant
6%
wiltshire
6%
vehicle mechanic
6%
electrical engineer
6%
multiskilled
6%
high rise
6%
vehicle technician
6%
breakdowns
6%
navy
6%
hvac
6%
control systems
6%
manufacturer
6%
electrical engineering
6%
powered access
6%
mod
6%
defence
6%
mechanic
6%
electro-mechanical
6%
fitting
6%
raf
6%
north east
6%
engineering documentation
6%
moulding
6%
high wycombe
6%
shifts
6%
police
6%
marine
6%
mechanical fitter
6%
inventor
6%
ppm
6%
hydraulic
6%
stirling
6%
retail
6%
cad
6%
production
6%
surveyor
6%
supermarkets
6%
machinery
6%
motors
6%
auto cad
6%
reactive
6%
milton keynes
6%
scientific instrumentation
6%
precision engineering
6%
aylesbury
6%
assemble
6%
revit
6%
maintenance engineer
6%
servicing
6%
pumps
6%
beaconsfield
6%
beng
6%
revit technician
6%
pneumatics
6%
aerospace
6%
bristol
6%
repairing
6%
bms
6%
bridge of allan
6%
tekla
6%
site engineer
6%
business development
6%
electronics
6%
buckinghamshire
6%
crane
6%
airport
6%
industrial engineer
6%
gloucestershire
6%
Export

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.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


Do you want
more job interviews?

Improve your CV's success rate by using these Mechanical Engineer skills and keywords or scan your CV to get a personalised score.