You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (ELEC) in the Combat Division of the Electrical group (370) of SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING BATH. You will provide primary contractual and quality oversight of the government contracted ship building and repair efforts conducted by the Bath Iron Works (BIW) company.

Duties

You will maintain familiarity with a variety of requirements and specifications such as contracts, build and performance specifications; functional and detailed drawings; commercial, government and military instructions, directives and standards. You will monitor the capability of the builder’s processes, regularly audits their in-process execution, and inspects the final products produced. You will monitor the capability of the builder’s processes, regularly audits their in-process execution, and inspects the final products produced. You will prepare and monitor surveillance plans, and sampling criteria, for the fabrication, installation, activation, testing, and trials of numerous shipboard systems. You will plan and apply QA methods/techniques to audit and monitor contractor's QA system and processes; production, waterfront and storage facilities; industrial safety, fire and security programs; and contractual personnel qualification programs. You will monitor corrective actions undertaken to both assure the product delivered adheres to referenced standards, that corrective actions prove successful and adequate to prevent recurrence. You will serve as a member of the Supervisor's MOCK INSURV Board, assessing the ship's readiness to operate during acceptance trials; and provides assessment and recommendations. You will serve as the primary Government representative in assigned area. You will coordinate production, test and oversight efforts of ship's force, government and builder QA personnel off-site government/industry certification/inspection teams, and external entities contracted to provide support to shipbuilding program.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final SECRET security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the pay band NH-02 (GS-11 Equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: conducting quality assurance (QA) assessments or audits of contractor performance to ensure compliance with QA specifications and requirements in support of shipbuilding operations for electrical or electronic systems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 1910 Classification Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/standards/1900/gs1910.pdf Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with a major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position.; OR
• Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in one of the major study fields above.; OR
• A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING BATH 574 Washington Street Bath, ME 04530-1905 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]