Itamar Bardugo

Hey there - welcome to my LinkedIn profile👋 🛠️If you manage large development projects, you know that timelines are always tight. And with enough experience, you also know that staying on schedule and meeting all requirements depends on having the right people. That’s where I come in: bringing efficiency, technical confidence, and proven expertise.🚀 Mechanical Design Engineer specializing in defense industry projects, with extensive experience in Armored Vehicle (AFV) design and development. Over 7 years of proven hands-on work within the IDF, serving in advanced technological units, delivering engineering solutions for armored platforms, vehicle integration, heavy mechanical structures, manufacturing processes, and complex assemblies. As a freelance mechanical engineer, I provide full-cycle design services for defense programs: concept development, strength of materials calculations, detailed 3D modeling, manufacturing drawings, and production-ready documentation. My expertise includes mechanical assemblies, welded joint design (welding processes, defect prevention, standards), fasteners (bolts, threaded inserts, rivets, bearings), drivetrain systems, suspension units, powertrain mounting, armor protection design, kinematic mechanisms (linkages, rack & pinion, 3-bar, 4-bar) and design for manufacturability (DFM). I hold comprehensive professional training in mechanical design, welding engineering, GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing), manufacturing processes, machining technologies, materials science, and assembly integration. Additionally, I serve as a Siemens NX instructor, training military engineering personnel and defense industry engineers in CAD modeling, parametric design, advanced assemblies, sheet metal modeling, motion simulation, production drawings, PDM/PLM (Teamcenter), and defense-grade product lifecycle management. Throughout my career, I have combined solid design principles with field-proven defense experience, leading multidisciplinary mechanical projects under demanding technical specifications and tight manufacturing standards. My work directly supports armored vehicle systems, heavy-duty platforms, mechanical subsystems, production tooling, and mission-adapted defense products. Core competencies: Defense Industry | Armored Vehicle Design | NX Siemens | CAD Modeling | PLM Systems | Manufacturing Processes | Welding Design | GD&T | Sheet Metal Design | Structural Design | Prototyping | Military Engineering | Production Support | Defense R&D | Mechanical Assemblies | Multidisciplinary Design | Freelance Engineering.