Mechanical Engineer Resume Example
Spec-sheet layout: dimension-line section rules, a parameter table of design results and a CAD/CAE stack column.
Use this example Template: Mechanical Engineer
Jonas Keller
Mechanical Design Engineer — Electric Drive Units
jonas.keller@example.com+49 176 4410 2290Munich, Germanylinkedin.com/in/jonaskeller-me
Summary
Mechanical engineer with 8 years in automotive drivetrain design, the last 5 on electric drive units. I own housings, gear trains and cooling from concept to SOP, run FEA and tolerance studies myself and took 2.1 kg and €18 per unit out of our 800 V e-axle without losing NVH targets.
Experience
Mechanical Design Engineer — Gen6 e-Drive
BMW Group · Munich
Apr 2021 – Present
−2.1 kgPer unit
−€18Unit cost
SOP 2025Launched
- Own the cast aluminium housing and oil-cooling circuit of the 800 V rear e-axle (Neue Klasse), from concept to SOP
- Topology-optimised the housing in OptiStruct: −2.1 kg while raising first bending mode from 1,850 to 2,240 Hz
- Led the DFMEA and a 312-dimension tolerance stack with the Steyr foundry, bringing scrap from 6.4% to 1.9% at PPAP
Gearbox Design Engineer
ZF Friedrichshafen · Friedrichshafen
Sep 2018 – Mar 2021
−3 dB(A)Gear whine
- Designed the two-speed planetary stage of the EVSys e-drive; micro-geometry changes in KISSsoft cut gear whine by 3 dB(A)
- Ran 14 test-bench campaigns with validation teams and closed 37 design issues before B-sample
Graduate Engineer (rotation programme)
Robert Bosch GmbH · Stuttgart
Oct 2016 – Aug 2018
- Rotations in eBike motors, power tools and manufacturing engineering in Reutlingen and Suzhou
- Redesigned a motor end-shield for die-casting, saving €0.40 per part on 1.2m parts a year
Design results
| Parameter | Before | After | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing mass | 14.8 kg | 12.7 kg | Gen6 e-axle |
| First bending mode | 1,850 Hz | 2,240 Hz | Gen6 e-axle |
| Casting scrap at PPAP | 6.4% | 1.9% | Gen6 e-axle |
| Gear whine at 6,000 rpm | 71 dB(A) | 68 dB(A) | EVSys 2-speed |
Summary example
Mechanical engineer with [N] years in automotive drivetrain design, the last [N] on electric drive units. I own housings, gear trains and cooling from concept to SOP, run FEA and tolerance studies myself and took [N] kg and [$X]per unit out of our [N] V e-axle without losing NVH targets.
Example bullet points for a Mechanical Engineer
- Own the cast aluminium housing and oil-cooling circuit of the [N] V rear e-axle (Neue Klasse), from concept to SOP
- Topology-optimised the housing in OptiStruct: −[N] kg while raising first bending mode from [N] to [N] Hz
- Led the DFMEA and a [N]-dimension tolerance stack with the Steyr foundry, bringing scrap from [X%] to [X%] at PPAP
- Designed the two-speed planetary stage of the EVSys e-drive; micro-geometry changes in KISSsoft cut gear whine by [N] dB(A)
- Ran [N] test-bench campaigns with validation teams and closed [N] design issues before B-sample
- Rotations in eBike motors, power tools and manufacturing engineering in Reutlingen and Suzhou
- Redesigned a motor end-shield for die-casting, saving [$X]per part on [N] parts a year
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- Castings & housings
- Gear trains
- GD&T (ISO GPS)
- DFMEA
- Thermal management
- CATIA V5
- NX
- ANSYS Mechanical
- OptiStruct
- KISSsoft
- 3DCS
- MATLAB
Tips for a Mechanical Engineer resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: Castings & housings, Gear trains, GD&T (ISO GPS).
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. Certified GD&T Professional — Senior Level, Six Sigma Green Belt.
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example per unit.
- Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
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