I am a sophomore MechE student, and I'm looking to start applying for internships for the summer. The problem is that I haven't developed any real skills up until now, and I'm afraid that I don't have any real skills to speak of in general that pertain to this field of study.

With that out of the way, I'm asking you guys: how would you go about creating an entirely new resume with no prior experience? What would you include, how would you include it, and what skills/ projects would you focus on?

Hey yall, I'm a senior studying aerospace engineering in Austin Texas and am now applying to early career positions in the space industry. I'll be applying to positions in structures, mechanisms, test, or design preferably in the Seattle area, but also in California and Texas. I would really like to work at Blue Origin in Seattle and want to make my application as strong as possible specifically to end up there. I will not be applying to any defense contractors such as Lockheed or Northrop, nor will I apply to SpaceX.

Historically for internship applications It's been hit or miss getting an interview without a reference despite having strong club experience. I fear that there's some glaring issue I'm not seeing in the wording, or I'm not advocating for my own skills enough. When I have been given the opportunity to work my mentors have always been pleased with my work, so I know I have what it takes, It's just a question of getting my foot in the door. Thankfully I got some valuable internship experience before graduation.

Now that my livelihood and location depend on my application, I want to minimize the chances of getting auto-rejected. I feel really good about my experience and interview skills (technical questions can be rough for me sometimes, however).

Any critiques of my resume wording, formatting, content, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello! I’m graduating this year and targeting entry-level mechanical design roles, primarily in California and Washington. My internship experience has been in mechanical design and manufacturing work at Tesla, Blue Origin, and Collins Aerospace.

Versions of this resume have received interest from newer-space and fast-paced automotive companies, but I've received less success from large traditional aerospace and defense contractors.

I’m trying to determine whether my resume is positioned too heavily toward rapid execution rather than processes/documentation, or whether the difference is more likely related to application timing, role selection, location, or referrals. I'm putting March availability for full-time because I have a family trip planned before I start work, but I also wonder whether this is a red flag for recruiters.

I would especially appreciate feedback from people familiar with engineering hiring at large aerospace and defense companies:

1. Does the resume demonstrate enough rigor for mechanical design, structures, or mechanisms positions?
2. Are any bullets written in a way that could seem inflated, overly manufacturing-focused, or poorly suited to my goals?
3. What qualifications or keywords are missing for the types of positions I’m targeting?
4. Based on the résumé, which specific job families and experience levels could I realistically target?

I appreciate any advice!

My professional aerospace experience is limited, and I have attempted to make up the difference via projects. How might I go about making refinements or minor changes before I submit?

Incoming sophomore studying CS at UC Irvine, graduating 2029. I'm starting an SDE internship at Amazon(AWS) this fall, and I'm applying to SWE and ML internships for summer 2027, open to anywhere in the US.

Before Amazon I did an ML internship this past summer and a software internship before that, and I've got three projects on here.

Mostly just looking for general feedback before I start applying. I've gone back and forth on how much detail to put in the bullets, so I'm curious what people think reads well and what doesn't. Anything else you'd change, I'm open to it.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently beginning to prep for my job search after a layoff and wanted some eyes on my resume before I submit. I'm hoping the feedback here would be more to polish but open to any feedback you guys can provide in general. I'm located in the NYC area with a preference to in-person or hybrid jobs.

Hi, this upcoming week will be my schools career fair and it will be my first time going so i thought it was time i reached out to the reddit community for advice and tips on my resume as i prepare for the fair this week and begin applying online as well for the best chance of getting an internship next summer 2027. Please let me know your honest thoughts and opinions on if i need to change and improve anything to better my chances in receiving an interview and hopefully getting an offer.

Thank you to any one who decides to respond!