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Aerospace Engineer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what aerospace engineers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most aerospace engineers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Aerospace engineer with experience across structural analysis, aerodynamic simulation and certification review for aircraft and aerospace components. Comfortable working across CAD, finite-element analysis and CFD tools to solve design problems within strict safety and regulatory limits. Works well across engineering, manufacturing and quality teams to get designs from concept through to sign-off.
Key skills
- Engineering design and analysis
- CAD and technical drawing (CATIA, NX)
- Finite-element analysis (ANSYS)
- Computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamic modelling
- MATLAB for data analysis and simulation
- Regulatory and airworthiness compliance
- Project engineering and delivery
- Version control (Git)
- Stakeholder management and technical reporting
Experience: example bullet points
- Ran CFD simulations and aerodynamic modelling in ANSYS to assess drag and lift performance, feeding results directly into design revisions
- Designed and analysed structural components in CATIA and NX, validating against certification loads using finite-element analysis before sign-off
- Reviewed technical specifications and certification documentation against airworthiness requirements, flagging non-conformances ahead of submission
- Worked alongside manufacturing and quality teams to trace and resolve recurring engineering issues on production components
- Prepared engineering reports and presented findings to stakeholders at design review milestones, supporting timely sign-off decisions
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace, Aeronautical or Mechanical), accredited by Engineers Australia, often followed by postgraduate study or progression toward Chartered Engineer (CPEng) status.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- CASA
- airworthiness certification
- Defence Aviation Safety Authority
- Engineers Australia
- CPEng
- AS9100
- finite-element analysis
- CFD
- CATIA
- ANSYS
- MATLAB
- NX Siemens
- avionics
- structural analysis
- systems engineering
- propulsion systems
- flight testing
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.