Ilan Cohen

Process Engineer @ Vishay Newport Limited

About

A 53-year-old Mechanical Engineer (B.Sc.), combining over 25 years of extensive industrial and managerial experience with a renewed academic journey, recently completing a formal engineering degree in 2024. Throughout my academic studies, I remained actively engaged in engineering and operations roles, including positions as a Plant Engineer and Maintenance & Design Engineer at a food manufacturing facility ("Hagavia"), and most recently as a Process Engineer at VISHAY for the past two years. Driven by a passion for innovation, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration, I am now seeking the next professional challenge—one that will allow me to leverage my rich practical experience, academic knowledge, and leadership capabilities to create impactful results.

Country

Israel

City

South District

Industry

Semiconductors

Skill

Strong communication skills in both Hebrew and English., Proficient in SolidWorks with the ability to quickly adapt to additional CAD platforms as needed., Delivering creative and efficient solutions., Natural drive to tackle technical challenges., High-level mechanical design skills., Deep technical knowledge, System Integration, Collaboration with manufacturing floors and cross-disciplinary engineering teams., Highly experienced in mechanical design, Strong leadership skills and a proven ability to manage and guide technical teams., Interpersonal Communication, Project and product life cycles, General project assessment and financial metrics analysis, Managerial indicators, project monitoring and control, and budget management, Approaches, tools, and techniques for successful project management, Modern methodologies in project management, Key success factors for projects, Mechanical Product Design

Experience

Process Engineer

Vishay Newport Limited

2022-8 - 2024-6 · 1 yr 11 mos

Be'er Sheva, South District, Israel

* Departmental Operations and Engineering Support – Military Taping Unit * Managed departmental tasks and provided high-level oversight within the Military Taping department, with a strong emphasis on continuous process improvement and strict adherence to production schedules. * Tracked production status using product cards and oversaw MRB (Material Review Board) processes, offering technical troubleshooting and engineering support to the production team. * Maintained communication with local and international suppliers, managing procurement of machinery and mechanical components to support operational needs and efficiency.

Plant Engineer

hagavia

2016-6 - 2022-8 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Netivot, South District, Israel

* Provided comprehensive engineering support for all factory needs. * Collaborated with the factory's maintenance team. * Managed coordination with external contractors. * Oversaw the onboarding of new machines: management, installation, and integration on the production floor. * Designed machines, machine parts, jigs, and structures for food product machinery. * Created product documentation and generated technical drawings for manufacturing processes including CNC machining, sheet metal bending, and more. * Led projects from planning and assembly through to full implementation.