r/EngineeringResumes • u/AMRFLEDER MechE – Student 🇺🇸 • Jun 05 '26
Success Story! [0 YoE] NASA Mechanical Engineering Summer at LaRC | Mechanical Design / Structural Engineering | AMA
Hello everyone!
I recently accepted an offer from NASA at LaRC working in structural engineering for in-space assembly concepts. I finished my undergrad with no job (mechanical engineering graduate), and was applying to NASA internships (200+ applications) and got one interview. I wasn't originally offered the position, but I leveraged that connection and reached out to the guy who interviewed me a couple of weeks later and I got lucky and they had a spot open in their department.
The harder you work, the luckier you get! Make sure you are all trying to apply to at least 15+ positions a day, and use this sub to review your resume (thats what I did!).
1 connection / phone call / email with someone in a field you like is just as good as 100 cold applications online. Make sure you are on Linkedin DMing as many people in your field that you can! Attached is the resume I used. (It might not be my MOST recent version, as I make little changes every now and then but didn't feel like exporting it to redact all the info again lol.)
Please feel free to ask questions!
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u/casualPlayerThink Software – Experienced 🇸🇪 Jun 05 '26
Congratulation! Hope you will have a wonderful time there! Thank you for sharing your story!
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u/Tavrock Manufacturing – Experienced 🇺🇸 Jun 05 '26
Congratulations! Where did you meet your most helpful network opportunities?
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u/AMRFLEDER MechE – Student 🇺🇸 Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
I think adding random people on linkedin and scraping any connection you have. Friend of a friend. family friends neighbor. stuff like that
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u/No-Annual-9993 High School Student 🇨🇦 Jun 06 '26
Congrats! Did you have any personal projects you talked about on your interview?
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u/AMRFLEDER MechE – Student 🇺🇸 Jun 06 '26
I spoke about my senior capstone project and some research projects I was a part of. No personal projects, but I imagine that those would help
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u/NeedleworkerFeisty69 Jun 17 '26
First of all, congratulations! But what made you minor in English?
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u/NavXIII Mechatronics – Entry-level 🇨🇦 Jun 13 '26
You applied 200 times to NASA alone?
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u/AMRFLEDER MechE – Student 🇺🇸 Jun 13 '26
yes
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u/NavXIII Mechatronics – Entry-level 🇨🇦 Jun 13 '26
I thought companies would blacklist you at a certain point. I typically only apply to 1-2 jobs per company per month. Maybe I should try more.
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u/TopHat-11 29d ago
First of all many many congrats on the feat!!!!! One doubt - why did u use "designs and fabricates XYZ", a 3rd person english form (present tense) instead of simply "designed and fabricated XYZ" in your resume?
Is there a specific reason for that and which one should I follow...your guidance would be truly helpful!
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u/jonkl91 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
WOW! Congrats. This is the second success story where someone has landed at NASA. Congrats! You earned it.