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

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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, 39% of Mechanical Engineer job descriptions contained mechanical as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

mechanical
39%
engineering
24%
solidworks
20%
design
20%
engineer
20%
machined components
15%
fabrication
15%
steelwork
15%
cad
15%
structural design
15%
senior mechanical design engineer
10%
nx
10%
maintenance
10%
manufacturing
10%
catia
10%
mechanical engineer
10%
auto
10%
autocad
10%
sheet metal
10%
inventor
10%
oil gas
10%
mechanical design
5%
mechanical design engineer
5%
fea
5%
centrifugal pump design
5%
sweden
5%
npi
5%
vault
5%
part 21j
5%
aero
5%
architectural
5%
construction
5%
data centre
5%
electrical
5%
energy
5%
electro-mechanical
5%
structural
5%
conveyors
5%
cam
5%
graduate
5%
mechanical engineering
5%
ppms
5%
mechanical inspector
5%
mechanical maintenance engineer
5%
mechanical maintenance technician
5%
mechanical project engineer
5%
wembley
5%
ealing
5%
fmcg
5%
gearboxes
5%
greenford
5%
healthcare
5%
kensington
5%
park royal
5%
pumps
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.

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.


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