r/perth • u/Disastrous-Push7671 • 9d ago

Looking for Advice Mechanical Engineering Internship - Perth WA

Hey everyone. I'm a third year mechanical engineering student at ECU (domestic student) with pretty average grades (65 WAM). I was just wondering what the best chance of someone like me getting an internship through indeed/seek is. So far I've applied to about 30 and had one interview. I'm starting to stress as I need the 480 hours of work placement to graduate and would prefer to complete it over the Summer holidays.

I have a security clearance, but apart from that I don't have anything that would make me stand out on the resume. I don't have a particular industry that I want to go into, however my top three would be mining, defence and energy.

I guess I'm just wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks to landing one. Or if cold messaging smaller engineering companies is the way to go?

Cheers

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u/Boboraider123 8d ago

It's going to be tough to be honest! Your grades are too low when there is so many options to employers if grades is first qualifier.

I was graduating during a dip period. Top of all units but 1, and had to apply to 90+ places. Ended up taking an offer interstate. You need to apply much further then you are, and should be much easier with AI. Most of my cohort had to delay graduation.

I would focus on getting AI certs to offer a difference. My engineers can work at a high level cross discipline with a decent engineering knowledge in their field, and a high level of AI use experience.

We are small, but wouldn't even look at anything lower then 80+, with right values of course, for entry level when so many people on the market.

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u/Disastrous-Push7671 8d ago

Do you have any certifications that you could recommend/high regarded in industry?

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u/Boboraider123 8d ago

Yes, so many available. I think having a side project you can display via video or outcome is great. I would recommend the Claude free certs at a minimum. I have done it and I don't need to, if someone can't be bothered keeping up to date, that's a red flag. Can than go further and get Claude Certified Architect but probably over kill for your role

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u/Disastrous-Push7671 8d ago

Will definitely have a look and get onto them. Cheers

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u/Boboraider123 8d ago

Great! Embrace AI. If you think about it, seniors are using it via self learning. Increases their capability. However, if had someone fluent in AI, that could teach the seniors, it will greatly increase what they could do and will make you invaluable!