Stewart Jacobs
About Stewart Jacobs
Stewart Jacobs is a System Safety Engineer at Bastion Technologies, Inc., where he has worked since 2017 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. He has a background in Aerospace Engineering, holding a B.S. from the University of Washington and an M.S. from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Work at Bastion Technologies
Stewart Jacobs has been employed at Bastion Technologies, Inc. as a System Safety Engineer since 2017. In this role, he operates at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He serves as the primary point of contact for multiple engineering task teams, facilitating communication and collaboration among various stakeholders. His responsibilities include ensuring safety and mission assurance for the Space Launch System (SLS), a critical project within NASA.
Education and Expertise
Stewart Jacobs holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Washington, where he studied from 2008 to 2012. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Aerospace Systems Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, completing this program from 2013 to 2015. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his work in system safety engineering.
Background
Before joining Bastion Technologies, Stewart Jacobs worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2013 to 2015. This two-year experience in the Huntsville, Alabama area contributed to his expertise in aerospace systems and safety engineering. His transition to Bastion Technologies marked the beginning of his focus on safety engineering within the context of NASA's projects.
Achievements in System Safety Engineering
In his current role, Stewart Jacobs conducts hazard analysis on the Space Launch System (SLS), focusing on mitigating hazardous conditions related to integrated launch vehicle systems and software/hardware interactions. He generates integrated hazard reports utilizing functional fault trees through CAFTA, which includes failure analysis of various vehicle components. Additionally, he plays a key role in the development and review of Formal Qualification Testing (FQT) for flight software and Hardware in the Loop (HWIL) systems testing.