QA/QC Engineer CV Keywords: Skills & ATS Terms to Include

Quality roles are filtered by discipline (civil, mechanical, welding, electrical), by standard and by inspector certification. Put all three near the top of your CV.

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QA/QC Engineer hard skills

Core competencies recruiters and ATS filters search for.

Inspection and test plans (ITP)Quality control proceduresNon-conformance reports (NCR)Material inspectionMethod statementsWelding inspectionNDT coordinationQuality auditsSite inspectionsPunch lists and snaggingCalibrationRoot cause analysisCorrective and preventive action (CAPA)Project quality plan (PQP)

QA/QC Engineer tools & software

Use the exact product names from the job ad.

ISO 9001ASME codesAPI standardsAWS D1.1ASTM standardsAconexMS Excel

QA/QC Engineer certifications & qualifications

Write the full name and the acronym, with the year.

CSWIP 3.1 Welding InspectorAWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)ASNT NDT Level IIISO 9001 Lead AuditorBGAS-CSWIP Painting Inspector

QA/QC Engineer soft skills

Show these through achievements rather than listing them alone.

Attention to detailTechnical reportingCoordination with client and consultantProblem solvingAssertiveness

QA/QC Engineer action verbs

Start each bullet with one of these instead of "Responsible for".

InspectedVerifiedAuditedRaisedClosedReviewedWitnessedImplementedReducedDocumented

Weak vs strong qa/qc engineer CV bullets

Checked the quality of work on site.

Carried out inspections against the approved ITP on a 220 km pipeline, raising and closing 140 NCRs before handover.

Did quality documentation.

Prepared the project quality plan and 35 method statements, all approved by the consultant on first or second submission.

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ATS tip for qa/qc engineer CVs

State your discipline in your job title line ("QA/QC Engineer – Mechanical") and list the codes you work to, such as ASME B31.3 or AWS D1.1.

How to use these keywords

  1. Start from the job description, not this list. Keywords that appear in the ad matter most — paste it into the job description keyword extractor to pull them out.
  2. Only include skills you genuinely have. You will be asked about them.
  3. Put the most important keywords in both your Skills section and your experience bullets.
  4. Use the employer's exact wording (e.g. "ISO 9001", not a synonym).
  5. Keep formatting simple: single column, standard headings, no text inside images.

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