Mechanical Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Mechanical Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Mechanical role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Mechanical job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 27% of Mechanical job descriptions contained mechanical engineer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

mechanical engineer
27%
mechanical fitter
22%
mechanical engineering
16%
robotics
16%
maintenance
16%
oil
11%
engineering
11%
project management
11%
manufacturing
11%
fitter
11%
engineering manager
11%
fitting
11%
maintenance manager
11%
mechanical assembly
11%
mechanical fitting
11%
precision
11%
cad
11%
industrial
6%
manufacturing engineer
6%
installation
6%
repair
6%
health safety
6%
automotive
6%
machinist
6%
electrical
6%
mechatronics
6%
maintenance technician
6%
extrusion
6%
solidworks
6%
mechanical
6%
prototype
6%
mechanical technician
6%
motors
6%
technical skills
6%
pneumatics
6%
moulding
6%
analysis
6%
slough
6%
servo
6%
product development
6%
vehicle technician
6%
welding
6%
building maintenance
6%
building services
6%
electrical engineer
6%
engineers
6%
electrician
6%
facilities and maintenance engineer
6%
assembly
6%
mechanical engineers
6%
facilities engineer
6%
cnc machinist
6%
mechanical fitters
6%
drawings
6%
maintenance engineer
6%
hydraulics
6%
gas
6%
assemblies
6%
maintenance tech
6%

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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