You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING) in the Quality Assurance Department of SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING GROTON. Salary Range for Groton, CT: GS-09: $67,563 - $87,831 GS-11: $81,745 - $106,266 Salary Range for Davisville, RI: GS-09: $67,743 - $88,065 GS-11: $81,963 - $106,549

Duties

You will plan, develop, implement and maintain comprehensive process control programs designed to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of contractor processes such as metal joining, nondestructive testing, and calibration. You will schedule, plan and conduct quality program audits of various contractor systems and processes. You will plan and conduct contract reviews for determination of quality program requirements and review the contractor's procedures, practices, instructions and directives. You will conduct contract reviews for contract compliance, completeness, adequacy, practicality, and conflict. You will plan and conduct scheduled procedure evaluations for compliance and program operation adequacy. You will initiate appropriate level of corrective actions including Corrective Action Requests (CARS) and corrective action letters for deficiencies identified during conduct of duties and plans for appropriate follow-up on corrective actions. You will prepare written reports, memoranda and correspondence detailing results of assignments, making oral presentations, and engaging in discussions dealing with technical and quality matters. You will maintain, analyze and evaluate data resulting from review, evaluations, product verification inspections and audits. You will review, analyze and evaluate contractor generated data and reports. You will perform Product Verification Inspections (PVI) and In-process Evaluations (IE) on the contractor's manufacturing, fabrication, installation, testing, and inspection techniques for component, structures, and systems.

Requirements

• You will be exposed to industrial submarine production environments that include high noise level, adverse weather conditions and safety hazards.
• 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
• 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 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.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.

Qualifications

GS-11: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying quality assurance techniques (e.g. procedure reviews, audits and quality data evaluations) to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in shipbuilding contractors' quality systems and making recommendations to ensure contractor compliance with technical requirements. -OR- GS-09: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying basic quality assurance techniques (e.g. product verification inspections and in-process evaluations) to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in shipbuilding contractors' quality systems and communicating the results to senior level quality assurance specialists. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Individual Occupational Requirements for Quality Assurance Series, 1910 and Administrative and Management Positions Group Coverage Qualification Standard 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

Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:

GS-11: 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
3 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.

GS-09: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate 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
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's 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.

Contacts

• Address SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING GROTON 73 Eastern Point Road Groton, CT 06340-4990 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]