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Engineering Technologist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what engineering technologists 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 engineering technologists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Engineering technologist who turns design intent into workable drawings, tested systems and compliant installations across manufacturing, construction and infrastructure. Comfortable moving between the office and the site, preparing specifications in CAD one day and commissioning equipment or closing out non-conformances the next. Registered as an Engineering Technologist with Engineers Australia and used to working alongside engineers, trades and suppliers to keep projects moving.
Key skills
- Engineering design and analysis
- CAD and technical drawing
- Project engineering and delivery
- Field inspection and testing
- Worksite safety management
- Regulatory compliance
- AutoCAD
- SolidWorks
- MATLAB
- Microsoft Project
- Problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Prepared detailed drawings and specifications in AutoCAD and SolidWorks for fabrication and infrastructure packages, reducing rework once components reached the workshop.
- Commissioned and tested mechanical and electrical systems on site, resolving defects before practical completion so handover was not held up.
- Estimated material costs and prepared tender documentation, keeping procurement within the approved project budget across several packages.
- Inspected installations against AS/NZS standards and WHS requirements, closing out non-conformances ahead of client and regulator audits.
- Analysed recurring equipment faults on a production line and recommended design changes that cut unplanned downtime over the following year.
- Coordinated drawings, inspection records and test results between engineers, trades and suppliers across a 20-person project team.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Technology, or an Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology through TAFE, leading to registration as an Engineering Technologist with Engineers Australia.
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.
- Engineering Technologist
- Engineers Australia
- Engineering Technology
- AutoCAD
- SolidWorks
- AS/NZS standards
- WHS legislation
- Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)
- ISO 9001
- Commissioning
- Technical drawings
- Project delivery
- Compliance
- CAD
- MATLAB
- Microsoft Project
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.