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Mechanical engineer. Pump housing −12% mass at SF 2.1; CNC cycle −18% on a 4k run.
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Owen Grant
Mechanical Engineer
Detroit, MI · owen.grant@email.com
Summary
Mechanical engineer. Pump housing −12% mass at SF 2.1; CNC cycle −18% on a 4k run.
Skills
Experience
Mechanical Engineer · Lakeside Motion · 2020 — Present
- SolidWorks housing redesign; mass −12%, FEA SF 2.1.
- DFM cut CNC cycle 18% on 4,000 units.
- PFMEA: two RPN >100 items closed before PPAP.
Education
B.S. Mechanical Engineering — Michigan Tech, 2020 · EIT
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ATS keywords for mechanical engineers
- SolidWorks
- GD&T
- FEA
- DFM
- prototyping
- ISO
- CNC
- thermal
- BOM
- FMEA
- MATLAB
- tolerance
Bullet formulas (bad → good)
Skip: Designed parts.
Write: Redesigned a pump housing in SolidWorks; mass −12% with FEA safety factor 2.1.
Skip: Worked with manufacturing.
Write: DFM review cut CNC cycle time 18% on a 4k-unit run.
Skip: Prototypes.
Write: 3D-printed 6 fixtures; first-article inspection passed on rev B.
Skip: FMEA.
Write: Led PFMEA with 14 failure modes; two RPN >100 items closed before PPAP.
Skip: Documentation.
Write: Released 40 drawings with GD&T; drawing error escapes 7 → 1 per quarter.
Skip: MATLAB.
Write: Thermal model in MATLAB matched test data within 6%.
What to skip for this role
- Photo
- Every CAD package you opened once
- GPA after 5 years
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FAQs
- Length?
- One page early career; two with patents or multiple product lines.
- Photo?
- No for US engineering ATS.
- GPA?
- New grads 3.5+.
- GitHub?
- Only public tools or scripts, never proprietary CAD.
- EIT/PE?
- List status and state.
- Projects vs jobs?
- Jobs and named products. Capstone only for new grads.
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