Marlin Jacobson

Marlin Jacobson has a wide range of work experience in the engineering field. From 2022 to 2021, they worked as a Structures Engineer at Hermeus. In 2021, they were the Thermal & Mechanical System Lead at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science, where they designed a system's thermal model, contributed to bus design, and updated mission modes based on results of thermal analysis. Marlin was also responsible for bakeout and TVAC test procedures and experiments of a fully assembled and powered satellite. In 2021, they worked as a Structural Engineer at Sierra Space, where they designed structures and shielding used to protect the Cargo Module vehicle from micro-meteoroids and debris while in orbit. Marlin also conducted internal and external (NASA) design reviews to present design and analysis for structure and TPS shielding solutions. In 2020, they were the Active Protection System Lead at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science, where they led a sub-team of 4 students to design the structure for a low-cost, ground-based, autonomous tracking system for objects in HEO for the Aerospace Corporation. Marlin was also responsible for CAD design, thermal and structural analyses, manufacturing, testing, and use of Active Environmental Protection System, which houses and protects the tracking hardware. In 2020, they worked as a Thermal Analyst at Sierra Nevada Corporation, where they developed and completed thermal analyses for hardware and TPS materials on the Dream Chaser Spaceplane during reentry. Marlin also generated, analyzed, and presented thermal results to enable 15+ major vehicle hardware releases. In 2019, they were the Administrative Support Coordinator at CU Boulder Hillel, where they planned and led educational programs for students and worked with staff to ensure their programs were successful. Marlin also led and facilitated 80+ student weekly events and tripled student participation within the first year. In 2020, they were part of a team of 8 students at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science that analyzed airplane frequency resonances by comparing experimental results to finite element analysis. Marlin was also a key leader in code development to compare experimentally obtained sweep and FEM frequencies and mode shapes. In 2019, they were part of a team of 5 students at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science that designed a space radiator to ensure accurate solar radiation measurements under design constraints. Marlin was a key leader in the development and analysis of radiator geometry based on its trajectory around the Earth. Marlin was also part of a team of 4 students that designed 2 MATLAB programs to model the dynamics of a quad copter and a B-747, and used open and closed-loop feedback to design stability augmentation systems under constraints. In 2019, they were an intern at SCE - Shamoon College of Engineering, where they developed a Matlab image-processing program for tensile experiments of thin metals and skin specimens. Marlin also supported research in mechanics of thin metals and skin by determining stress, strain, and fracture energy density from experiments, and received Mechaton International Students Workshop 2nd Award for contributions to Israeli engineering research. In 2018, they were part of a team of 6 students at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science that computationally modeled thrust profile/trajectory, built, and launched a water bottle rocket. Marlin was the lead code developer for numerical integration of systems of equations in MATLAB for trajectory. Marlin was also part of a team of 6 students that computationally designed and built a small glider based on design requirements, and was a key leader in MATLAB computational glider design, physical build of craft, and sensitivity/performance analysis. Marlin was part of a team of 5 students that designed, built, and tested

Marlin Jacobson completed a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2021. Marlin then pursued a Master of Science in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at the same university, which they are expected to complete in 2022. Marlin also earned a Minor in Engineering Management from the University of Colorado Boulder.