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Electric Vehicle Technician resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what electric vehicle technicians 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 electric vehicle technicians should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
I am a qualified automotive technician with a Certificate IV in Electric Vehicle Technology and three years of hands-on experience servicing high voltage battery electric and hybrid vehicles. My background includes safe isolation of high voltage circuits, battery management system diagnostics and software updates using manufacturer platforms. I focus on safety, accuracy and getting vehicles back on the road without repeat faults.
Key skills
- High voltage system installation and maintenance
- Software testing and quality assurance
- Safe isolation and de-energising of high voltage circuits
- Electric motor and inverter replacement
- Charging system servicing and testing
- Diagnostic scan tool analysis
- Manufacturer diagnostic software (Tesla Toolbox, Ford FDRS)
- Autel MaxiSys diagnostic platform
- High voltage multimeters and insulation testers
- Battery management system analysers
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Safety and compliance awareness
- Digital literacy
- Customer service
Experience: example bullet points
- Performed safe isolation and de-energising of high voltage circuits on over 60 hybrid and electric vehicles, maintaining a zero-incident safety record.
- Diagnosed battery management system faults using manufacturer diagnostic software, reducing repeat workshop visits for electrical issues.
- Serviced and tested high voltage battery packs and charging systems, cutting routine diagnostic turnaround from three days to same day.
- Replaced electric motors, inverters and power electronics across a range of models, returning every vehicle to service within manufacturer timeframes.
- Carried out software updates and safety checks on a fleet of 30 electric vans, ensuring all vehicles passed annual inspections without faults.
- Used Autel MaxiSys and high voltage insulation testers to trace intermittent faults, improving first-time fix rate for electrical repairs.
Education
Certificate IV in Electric Vehicle Technology (AUR40620), or Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology (AUR30620) with electric vehicle elective units; some technicians also hold a Diploma of Automotive Technology (AUR50120).
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.
- high voltage safety
- HV isolation
- battery management system
- BMS
- diagnostic scan tools
- Tesla Toolbox
- Ford FDRS
- Autel MaxiSys
- insulation tester
- electric vehicle
- hybrid vehicle
- AUR training package
- Australian Standards
- WHS
- software updates
- charging systems
- power electronics
- inverter
- electric motor
- regenerative braking
- CAN bus
- OBD-II
- de-energising
- lockout tagout
- RTO
- Certificate III
- Certificate IV
- automotive technician
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.