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Review score
95
Evidence
100%
Words
293

Scored by the same rules the Studio uses. How scoring works

Why it works

  • One page in all six layouts293 words, so switching designs never pushes it to a second page.
  • 4 of 9 bullets name a resultThe rest show the scale of the work, which a recruiter reads as proof too. Counted by the same Review the Studio runs.
  • Headings an ATS already knowsSummary, Experience, Education, Certifications, Skills, in that order.
  • Credentials have their own sectionChartered Engineer (CEng), Registered Professional Engineer, each with issuer and year.
  • Reads back as plain textOne column with no tables or icons. The ATS text tab shows what a parser gets.
What a recruiter sees
Omar Al-Rashid
Electrical Engineer
omar.alrashid@example.com · +974 4455 0192 · Doha, Qatar · linkedin.com/in/omaralrashid
SUMMARY

Chartered electrical engineer (CEng, IET) with nine years in power distribution up to 33 kV. Runs ETAP load flow, short circuit and arc flash studies, designs LV and MV switchgear to IEC 61439 and leads commissioning.

EXPERIENCE
Senior Electrical Engineer
2021 – Present
Gulfline Engineering Consultants · Doha, Qatar
  • Led power distribution design for a 42-storey mixed-use tower: 4 × 1,500 kVA transformers, 11 kV ring main units and 38 LV switchgear panels.
  • Ran ETAP short circuit and protection coordination studies that downsized two main switchboards from 65 kA to 50 kA, saving QAR 400,000.
  • Submitted single-line diagrams and load schedules to KAHRAMAA; 5 of 6 projects were approved first time.
  • Witnessed FAT and SAT for switchgear and protection relays, closing 120 commissioning snags before energisation.
Electrical Design Engineer
2018 – 2021
Desert Sun Energy · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Designed the 33 kV collection system and earthing for a 60 MW solar PV plant, from cable sizing to arc flash labelling.
  • Built SCADA and PLC signal lists with the controls team, getting all 24 inverter stations online in the first week.
  • Produced 140 drawings in AutoCAD Electrical with no site clashes at installation.
Graduate Electrical Engineer
2016 – 2018
Kenya Power Projects Unit · Nairobi, Kenya
  • Surveyed 11 kV feeders and planned 18 transformer upgrades that cut feeder losses about 9% in a year.
  • Tested protection relays at 6 substations and updated their settings records.
EDUCATION
BSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2011 – 2016
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · Juja, Kenya
CERTIFICATIONS
Chartered Engineer (CEng), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
2022
Registered Professional Engineer, Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK)
2019
SKILLS
Power: power distribution, LV switchgear, MV switchgear, transformers, cable sizing, earthing
Studies: ETAP, load flow, short circuit, arc flash, protection coordination
Tools & standards: AutoCAD Electrical, IEC 61439, BS 7671, SCADA, PLC
Layout

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Electrical engineering resumes fail when they say power systems and stop there. A consultant or contractor screens for voltage levels, the studies you ran, the codes you designed to, authority approvals and commissioning time. The template above makes each of those visible, and the score on this page is real proof-engine output, not a marketing number.

Electrical engineer resume summary example

Target roleElectrical Engineer
SummaryChartered electrical engineer (CEng, IET) with nine years in power distribution up to 33 kV. Runs ETAP load flow, short circuit and arc flash studies, designs LV and MV switchgear to IEC 61439 and leads commissioning.
10 of this role's keywords are in the summary
  • CEng
  • IET
  • power distribution
  • ETAP
  • load flow
  • short circuit
  • arc flash
  • MV switchgear
  • IEC 61439
  • commissioning

The candidate is fictional, so swap in your own numbers. Stuck? The resume summary generator drafts one from your title and results.

Why most electrical engineers don't get the call

Skills and keywords for an electrical engineer resume

Applicant tracking systems match on literal strings. Spell each term the way the job posting spells it, and group related skills so people and parsers can both follow it.

Power & design

  • power distribution
  • LV switchgear
  • single-line diagrams
  • MV switchgear
  • transformers
  • cable sizing
  • earthing

Studies & tools

  • ETAP
  • load flow
  • short circuit
  • arc flash
  • protection coordination
  • AutoCAD Electrical
  • DIgSILENT
  • SKM

Standards & approvals

  • IEC 61439
  • BS 7671
  • IEEE
  • NEC
  • KAHRAMAA approval
  • IEC 60364

Site & credentials

  • commissioning
  • FAT
  • SAT
  • protection relays
  • PLC
  • SCADA
  • PE
  • CEng
  • IET

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Why each choice was made

  1. Why voltage levels are written out

    An 11/0.4 kV substation and a 33 kV ring are different responsibilities. Writing the voltage and MVA lets a parser match the posting and a manager judge your level.

  2. Why each study names its effect

    Ran ETAP studies tells a reviewer nothing. A short-circuit study that downsized switchgear or a coordination study that stopped nuisance trips is a result they can ask about.

  3. Why the approval body is named

    Gulf and Kenyan postings often ask for experience with KAHRAMAA or KPLC submissions. Naming the authority, and how fast drawings were approved, is specific proof.

Electrical engineer resume questions

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What skills should I put on an electrical engineer resume?

The skills the job posting names, spelled the way it spells them. For an electrical engineer that often includes power distribution, LV switchgear, ETAP, load flow, IEC 61439 and BS 7671. Show each one in a bullet with a result, then list the core ones again in a short skills section.

How do I write an electrical engineer resume summary?

Keep it to two or three sentences: your years of experience and where, the scale of your work, and one result with a number. Leave out words a recruiter cannot check, like hardworking or passionate. The example summary on this page shows the pattern.

Is this electrical engineer resume template free?

Yes. Open it in the Studio, replace the example with your own work and download it as a PDF in a free design (Clean, Signal, Editorial and Minimal). Word files and the other designs come with ATSPrep Pro. There is no watermark; downloading needs a free account.

Is this electrical engineer resume template ATS friendly?

Yes. It is one column of real text with standard section headings, and no tables, text boxes or text inside images, so parsers read it in order. Run your finished file through the free ATS resume checker to see the text it gives back.

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  1. Keep the hierarchy. Same section order, plain-text contact details.
  2. Replace every claim. Your scope, your numbers, your tools. Never borrowed achievements.
  3. Run the Review again. Watch the score respond to the evidence in your version.
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