Since 2011, Jennifer Stenger Stevens has served in the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Office of the Chief Engineer Systems Engineering Management Office as a systems engineering subject matter expert. Currently the Chief Knowledge Integrator at MSFC, Stevens works with the NASA and Marshall Chief Knowledge Officers to develop and execute knowledge strategy, leading knowledge initiatives with real-world applications to help programs and projects enhance performance and promote mission success. Stevens joined NASA in 2000 as a propulsion systems engineer in the MSFC Engineering Directorate and led the Propulsion SE&I RSRM Element Integration team in the Space Shuttle Program Office from 2006 until program closeout.
Stevens began her career in 1985 at Morton Thiokol, Inc., supporting the production of large solid rocket motors for NASA and the Department of Defense, and later served as a project engineer/program manager with Thiokol’s Science and Engineering Huntsville Operations. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Utah State University and a master’s degree in systems engineering from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, where she is currently completing her doctorate on the same subject. Stevens is the author of several technical publications in mechanical engineering, systems engineering, and knowledge management. Accolades include NASA's Space Flight Awareness Award and Marshall’s Innovation Award.