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Test Engineer resume keywords

Core keywords are the skill list on the Test Engineer resume example.

See the matching Test Engineer resume example. For which applicant tracking systems large employers use, read the State of ATS 2026 report.

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Counted on 2026-10-10 from 138 public job postings whose titles match Test Engineer. Those postings came from Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, and SmartRecruiters. A posting is counted for this role when the longest published job-title phrase in its title is Test Engineer. The crawl queried Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and SmartRecruiters for 133 employers in the State of ATS 2026 dataset that use those vendors, and for 279 additional public boards from the extended coverage tier. The extended boards are not part of the 738-company statistics. 361 boards returned postings out of 412 boards attempted, and 46923 postings were scanned. HTML was stripped before counting, and each posting counts once per term. Phrases beyond the published skill list are the most common two- and three-word phrases in the matched postings. Posting text is not stored. A role page shows these percentages only when at least 30 descriptions were counted.

Core keywords

These are the terms to put on the resume when they match work you have done.

  • Test Planning

    6% of 138 recent postings mention Test Planning.

  • Automated Testing

    2% of 138 recent postings mention Automated Testing.

  • Test Equipment

    46% of 138 recent postings mention Test Equipment.

  • Data Analysis

    17% of 138 recent postings mention Data Analysis.

  • Validation

    33% of 138 recent postings mention Validation.

  • Failure Analysis

    4% of 138 recent postings mention Failure Analysis.

  • LabVIEW

    13% of 138 recent postings mention LabVIEW.

  • Quality Assurance

    2% of 138 recent postings mention Quality Assurance.

Supporting keywords

The skills catalog does not name extra terms for this role. The core list above is the published skill list.

Phrases from recent postings

These phrases showed up often in the matched postings and are not already on the published skill list.

  • test engineer

    78% of 138 recent postings mention test engineer.

  • permanent resident

    56% of 138 recent postings mention permanent resident.

  • green card holder

    55% of 138 recent postings mention green card holder.

  • export regulations

    54% of 138 recent postings mention export regulations.

  • itar here

    54% of 138 recent postings mention itar here.

  • required authorizations

    54% of 138 recent postings mention required authorizations.

  • status age

    49% of 138 recent postings mention status age.

  • test plans

    49% of 138 recent postings mention test plans.

  • merit competence

    49% of 138 recent postings mention merit competence.

  • status mental

    49% of 138 recent postings mention status mental.

  • basic qualifications

    44% of 138 recent postings mention basic qualifications.

Where to place them

  1. 1

    Headline

    Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Test Engineer | Test Planning | Automated Testing.

  2. 2

    Skills

    List the core terms together in the skills section: Test Planning, Automated Testing, Test Equipment, Data Analysis, Validation, Failure Analysis, LabVIEW, Quality Assurance.

  3. 3

    Experience

    Use Test Planning, Automated Testing, Test Equipment inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.

Sample lines from the resume example

These lines are already published on the Test Engineer resume example. Use them as a pattern for where a keyword sits next to a result, and replace the details with your own.

  • Developed and executed 200+ test procedures for product validation across 10 product lines
  • Designed automated test systems reducing testing time by 60% while improving measurement accuracy
  • Identified 50+ design defects through systematic testing preventing $2M+ in potential field failures
  • Built test data analysis tools providing real-time quality metrics to engineering teams

Questions about Test Engineer keywords

What keywords should a Test Engineer resume include?

Core keywords for a Test Engineer resume are Test Planning, Automated Testing, Test Equipment, Data Analysis, Validation, Failure Analysis, LabVIEW, Quality Assurance. Core keywords are the skill list on the Test Engineer resume example. Percentages are the share of 138 public postings fetched on 2026-10-10 whose titles match this role.

Where should Test Engineer keywords go on a resume?

Headline: Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Test Engineer | Test Planning | Automated Testing. Skills: List the core terms together in the skills section: Test Planning, Automated Testing, Test Equipment, Data Analysis, Validation, Failure Analysis, LabVIEW, Quality Assurance. Experience: Use Test Planning, Automated Testing, Test Equipment inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.

How do I check a Test Engineer resume?

Open the free ATS checker with Test Engineer prefilled, paste your resume, and compare it with the keyword list on this page.

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