Professional Product Engineer Resume Examples & Guide for 2020

Volen Vulkov

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Updated on 2020-01-30

A well-written product engineer resume is the first step in your job search journey. But an average, run-of-the-mill resume won't impress anyone, let alone a recruiter.

There are certain things recruiters look for, including your ability to research, design, and develop new products. Here’s a short guide to getting started.

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Experience

Product EngineerThompson Ltd

2016 - Ongoing

Kitchener, ON

Thompson Ltd is the maker of ExoShield, a clear windshield film incorporating nanotechnology to block UV light and prevent chips.

Created the new PCI-DSS RHEL 6 hardening for the company

Tested device software of roughly 70+ consumer and business user devices before market lunch

Delivered over 10 projects within the given deadline and streamlined the whole development process.

Leveraged rapid prototyping techniques to build a 3D printer for pharmaceutical compounding

Product EngineerLessard

2012 - 2016

Kitchener, ON

Lessard is the world’s most complete enterprise social technology and recognised as a leader in Social Relationship Platforms by Forrester Research

Deployed the OnApp platform for the new Peer 1 cloud product

Created kickstart RHEL 6 recipe for rapid VPS servers deployment

Helped reduce lead time from concept design to production by over 50%, through quick FEA simulations

Participated in the refinement of family-used 3D printer, including its hardware, software, etc.

Product EngineerPadberg

2011 - 2012

Kitchener, ON

Padberg is a small company in Leatherhead with approximately 20 employees. The business focuses on delivering websites that communicate benefit packages between companies and their employees. I received high commendations throughout the placement, and I am extremely pleased to have had the opportunity to work there. Throughout the year I demonstrated and strengthened my ability to work to tight deadlines with success, my competence at coding and my capability when working alone and as part of a team. Due to the success of my placement year (July 2008 to September 2009) I was invited back to the company for this position.

Developed requirements for 19 components with over 67 mechanical, electrical and fluid interfaces

With team, built business from 0-$10M/yr and released multiple products and services

Directed a team of engineers to maintain a UAV product with more than 10,000 in-service units

The potential saving was estimated at $200k on a yearly basis

Senior Product Engineer - NodeJSBouchard

2010 - 2011

Kitchener, ON

Bouchard is a platform that brings together all eco-system partners to deliver consumer happiness through great after-sales service.

Setup BKM for the fab, shortened bring-up time from 3 days to ½ day.

Managed +3M€ (new developments + standard requests).

Led cross site working group - reduced product classification and testing process by 81%

Most Proud Of

6M+ multi-year winning deal

Drove with negotiation strategies and helped procure Salesforce-ServiceTitan multi-year contract

Creating business impact

Realized 10M+ investments and delivered strategies on a vision to put the Salesforce CRM system at the nexus of a customer-centric business apps stack strategy

Build Center of Excellence

Built state-of-the-art in house cost effective Salesforce team & practice from scratch to success for one of fastest growing SaaS company in Southern California

Industry Expertise

Team Leadership

Product and Project Management

Data Analysis

Languages

EnglishProficient

Portuguese Intermediate

SpanishBeginner

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Product Engineer resume experience examples from real resumes

Experience

Product EngineerCekap Technical Services Sdn. Bhd.

Jan/2010 - Jan/2014

Key achievements:

Managed 3 major oil projects with a total budget of $50MM to upgrade the quality and reliability of engineering systems in a crude oil exploration and production facility.

Reduced overall project costs by $120,000 and 60 man hours by preparing precise budgets and schedules for proposals and cost analysis reviews.

PPAP for Opel and GM projects

Experience

Product EngineerTJ Cross Engineers, Inc. (contracted through PTS Staffing Solutions)

Jan/2014 - Jan/2018

Automotive industry

Delivered a web portal for project life cycle management in Cisco

Developed an automated REST utility using Postman to manage change in project configurations

Engineered voicemail, auto attendant supported Cisco Unity Express

Experience

Product EngineerTeklas Bulgaria

Jan/2018 - Ongoing

Wipro is a global IT, consulting and outsourcing company.

Lead product engineer for the electrical and mechanical development and design of electro-mechanical flight simulation motion bases.

As a result of technical system and troubleshooting expertise, was tasked with operating the 24-hour customer support and issue resolution hotline for flight simulation training centers.

Effectively managed supplier development projects with both electronics and component vendors to improve product quality and cost. Consistently accomplished desired results through effective problem resolution.

Here’s what a recruiter is looking for in a Product Engineer resume

Appropriate resume sections: Your resume should include a header, summary, experience, skills, and education section.
Relevant experience: What types of products have you engineered? What industry did you work in? Which parts of the product life cycle were you involved in?
Revenue generated: How successful were your products? How do they compare to competitors?
Ability to work cross-functionally: Product Engineers often have to work with many internal teams, as well as suppliers and manufacturers. Recruiters want to know you're able to communicate and work well with others.
Education: In your product engineer resume, you need to include an education section. Often, Product Engineer jobs require at least a bachelor’s degree, if not masters. Include which type of engineering you studied.

PRO TIPDon't make the same mistake everyone else does. What we mean is don't list your job responsibilities instead of your achievements. Recruiters know what a Product Engineer does. They want to know what kind of difference you can bring to their company. Focus on what you've accomplished.

Product Engineer Resume Achievement Examples

Most Proud Of

6M+ multi-year winning deal

Drove with negotiation strategies and helped procure Salesforce-ServiceTitan multi-year contract

RIGHT

Product Engineer Resume Skill Examples

Industry Expertise

Team Leadership

RIGHT

Product Engineer Resume Course Examples

Courses

EXAM - Extended Automation Method Modeler/Developer.Micronova

RIGHT

Check out ourresume skills page for more actionable tips.

You can also take a look at how to write properProduct Engineer skills on your resume.

* Data reflects analysis made on over 1M resume profiles and examples over the last 2 years from Enhancv.com. Use this Product Engineer resume sample as a base to create a unique resume for yourself.

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Volen Vulkov

Volen Vulkov is a resume expert and the co-founder of Enhancv. He applies his deep knowledge and experience to write about career change, development, and how to stand out in the job application process.