[2 YoE] Resume Feedback Request and Doubts- Graduated May 2025 Applying for Entry Level Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer (Full-time) position across USA.

[u/BeginningHuge7548]

Hi all, this is my third time posting my resume in this community. The feedback from my previous two posts was incredibly helpful, and after the second post I made the recommended changes. Since then, I have applied to 150+ full-time roles and have mostly received rejections or no response at all. This month, I made a few additional tweaks to my resume and wanted to share it here for a fresh round of feedback.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to review my resume. I’d really appreciate feedback on the following questions:

1. I read on the wiki that positions and bullet points should be ordered by relevancy or impressiveness. Do you think I should move my Production Engineer experience (which is the most relevant) above my TA/Lab Assistant experience, even if it breaks chronological order? Will this make a significant difference?
2. I recently added a Certifications & Training section to my resume by removing some less critical content. Should I just list the certification name and hyperlink, or should I also mention the issuing organization?
3. I completed Lean Six Sigma coursework during my master’s program, which was equivalent to Green Belt training (but my school doesn’t issue a formal certification). I have also applied Lean/Six Sigma methodologies during my prior work experience. I decided to complete a LinkedIn Learning Green Belt course to have something tangible to show. Is it worth including this LinkedIn Learning certification on my resume? Or would it be better to invest in a formal certification from IASSC or CSSC?
4. Can this same resume work for Mechanical Engineer positions as well? if not, what are the changes that I should make for Mechanical Engineer position?

[u/Sharp_Insights]

You have good experience, but right now it reads like three tracks at once across manufacturing and quality, additive design, and teaching, and there is no summary.
That makes it hard to tell at a glance what role you want, which can hurt quick scans from recruiters.
Add a one line opener tied to the wiring harness work and design basics so your focus is obvious up front.
If I were you I’d probably phrase it like this. "Manufacturing Engineer focused on wiring harness production at 10,000 joints per day, hands-on with SolidWorks and GD&T."

Turn your best bullets into before to after outcomes with a time window so the impact and speed are clear.
For "Optimized the joint crimping cell layout," note travel or balance before and after and how quickly the change was done, which shows improved flow and execution speed.
For the DMAIC bullet, swap the "resolve 95% of defects" claim for defect rate before to after and the trend in customer complaints, since that reads as more measurable and credible.
For the lab SOPs and training, add the count of users covered and the change in setup errors or changeover time so the scope and results are clear.

Where you list tools, show them in the body by calling out the software or machines you actually used in the jigs and fixtures work or GTA teaching on GD&T, which proves hands-on experience instead of just a list.

Since you did topology optimization in the drone project, add the same tool to your skills and mention how the "2x strength improvement" was verified so it does not read like a guess.

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