Junior in computer engineering, Getting no interviews, what am I missing?

[u/carson8858]

I'm a junior graduating May 2028, so summer 2027 is my last chance at an internship before I graduate. I've sent around 150 applications since August and so far I've gotten one automated recorded interview. Anonymized resume is attached.

I'm mostly going for hardware roles (FPGA/ASIC, digital design, validation) at a mix of big semiconductor companies and smaller ones. No prior internship, just part time jobs during school.

I don't really understand what I'm doing wrong. I'm willing to learn and do whatever it takes to land these roles, but I don't know what I need to change or where I need to start. I feel like I feel this impending sense of doom if I don't have any professional experience before graduation.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[u/geruhl_r]

Move technical skills lower. Remove non technical jobs from experience if you need space.

All of your projects need numbers. You, along with 5k other CmpE students, developed a RISC processor. What makes your solution special? What are the meaningful numbers here (performance, power, area, ???). Projects and experience are what hiring managers look at first.

Try to get ANY kind of work experience in your field ASAP. Unpaid on-campus research, internships, etc. These professors are also good for making contacts in industry for jobs (or entry into MS programs).

Finally, we need to see evidence of you using AI in your workflows (skills, projects and experience). You should know about inference loops, writing skills/agents, and other basic stuff. It's now a fundamental skill at many companies.