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Electrical Engineering Technician resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what electrical engineering 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 electrical engineering technicians should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Electrical engineering technician with hands-on experience in power, control and building services. Skilled in preparing drawings, wiring switchboards, testing installations and diagnosing faults on PLC and SCADA-controlled systems. Works safely to Australian standards and communicates clearly with engineers, electricians and clients.
Key skills
- Engineering design and analysis
- CAD and technical drawing
- Installation and maintenance
- Software testing and QA
- Reading plans and specifications
- Worksite safety management
- AutoCAD Electrical
- ETAP
- MATLAB and Simulink
- Siemens TIA Portal
- SCADA and PLC software
- Problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Prepared electrical drawings and specifications for power and control systems, coordinating with engineers to resolve design clashes before construction.
- Assembled and wired switchgear and control panels for a water treatment plant, completing the panel build two weeks ahead of schedule.
- Tested and commissioned LV installations to AS/NZS 3000, recording results and compiling as-built documentation for handover.
- Diagnosed and repaired faults on PLC-controlled production equipment, restoring line operation within the same shift.
- Estimated materials and costs for electrical upgrades, identifying savings by reusing existing cable trays and switchgear.
Education
Certificate III or IV in Electrotechnology, or a Diploma of Electrical Engineering, with many technicians entering after an electrical apprenticeship.
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.
- AS/NZS 3000
- AS/NZS 61439
- Electrical Safety Act
- White Card
- CPR/LVR
- HV switching
- Test and Tag
- SCADA
- PLC
- AutoCAD Electrical
- ETAP
- Siemens TIA Portal
- Commissioning
- Fault finding
- As-built drawings
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.