Simon Sagiv
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries
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Israel
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
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Jan 2014 - Present
Performed mechanical design and developed emergency energy-absorbing seating systems for aircraft and land vehicle, meeting FAA and MIL standards. Designed components and control mechanisms to meet strength, functionality, ergonomics, and weight requirements. Authored and conducted dynamic, static and environmental tests, as well as authoring test reports. Pilot seat projects I’ve led from concept to serial production: Bell Canada armored seat, Bell 412 rotorcraft, Bell V280 prototype, KAI LAH rotorcraft armored seat. Currently working on Bell V-280 Valor helicopter seating systems. Responsible for various R&D projects, including: a 30° reclining corporate seat, a lightweight pilot seat and a floor deformation-able rotating seat base. Submitted a patent on an adjustable energy absorbing system. Managed budgets of $1M. Received “Best Worker Award” for efficiency, creativity, and innovation, and the “General Manager Award” for achievements in engineering and product development. Show less
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BENTAL Motion Systems
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Israel
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Design Engineer
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Oct 2009 - Dec 2013
Mechanical design of high-speed rotating components for electric motors, watertight balanced motor structures, bearings selection, and motor interface wiring layout. Projects I’ve led from concept to serial production, include: ‘Skysapience’ drone motors and APU of 1.5kW. Mechanical design of high-speed rotating components for electric motors, watertight balanced motor structures, bearings selection, and motor interface wiring layout. Projects I’ve led from concept to serial production, include: ‘Skysapience’ drone motors and APU of 1.5kW.
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Kibbutz Ein Tzurim Garage
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Ein Tzurim, Southern, Israel
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Vehicle Mechanic
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Oct 2005 - Feb 2009
- Servicing various types of cars and tractors, including rebuilding of engines and other assemblies. - Attaining DMV garage manager certificate. - Servicing various types of cars and tractors, including rebuilding of engines and other assemblies. - Attaining DMV garage manager certificate.
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IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries
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Israel
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Engineer Student
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Aug 2004 - Sep 2005
Design and characterization of instruments and jigs, for manufacturing composite parts for drones Design and characterization of instruments and jigs, for manufacturing composite parts for drones
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Education
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering