Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer Level 4

Apollo Professional Solutions, Inc. is hiring a Senior Specialist, Systems Engineer Level 4 for a contract role in Sacramento, California (onsite). This position focuses on developing and specifying requirements for advanced rocket motor manufacturing facilities, with a clear emphasis on traceability, risk-informed planning, and communicating technical findings to stakeholders. The contract runs for 12 months with the possibility of extension, and offers $90.00 per hour (W2) plus benefits.

You will use IBM DOORS to maintain requirements in a structured database and ensure full traceability across the project lifecycle. Work will include functional analysis, trade studies, and coordinating project planning activities such as scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation.

What you’ll do

• Develop and document comprehensive system and facility requirements for advanced rocket motor manufacturing facilities.
• Create and manage system, subsystem, and component requirements and ensure alignment with project objectives, technical standards, and customer needs.
• Perform requirements derivation, allocation, documentation, and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate specification changes with integrated product team members.
• Maintain requirements within a database and ensure complete requirements traceability.
• Conduct functional analysis and coordinate system trade studies to evaluate alternative concepts.
• Assess technical, cost, and benefit tradeoffs to support system architecture and concept baseline selection.
• Coordinate project planning activities, including scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address schedules, resource constraints, and milestone execution.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and monitor risk management activities.
• Prepare written reports and deliver oral presentations communicating project status, findings, and recommendations.
• Represent the organization in meetings and teleconferences to resolve critical issues and coordinate project activities.
• Support program objectives across design and production phases.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of relevant systems engineering experience.
• Strong technical communication skills, including written documentation and oral presentations.

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Experience with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies.
• Knowledge of rocket motor manufacturing.
• Experience with manufacturing process flow development and optimization.
• Coursework or training in systems engineering disciplines including requirements management, risk management, and the product development lifecycle.
• Coursework or knowledge related to liquid and solid rocket propulsion.

Clearance and eligibility

• Security clearance required: Secret
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required; dual citizenship is not permitted.

Contract details and benefits

• Job type: Contract (12 months, with the possibility of extension)
• Location: Sacramento, California (onsite / in person)
• Work schedule: 9/80 Schedule
• Expected hours: 40.0 per week
• Pay rate: $90.00 per hour (W2) + Benefits
• Benefits: 401(k), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Vision insurance