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Job opening: Quality Assurance Specialist

Salary: $124 113 - 198 544 per year
Published at: Jan 18 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
A successful candidate in this position will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist for the National Nuclear Security Administration as the Weapon Qualtiy Division Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all product inspection and stamping/marking activities related to nuclear weapon products and processes across the Nuclear Security Enterprise

Duties

As a Quality Assurance Specialist, you will:

Requirements

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS NQ-04: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower Excepted Service pay band, NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service i.e. NQ-03 or GS-14.Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience conducting at least 3 of the following activities: Performing weapon quality activities and vendor quality audit activities. Project management oversight to achieve weapon quality, delivery, and cost objectives. Interfacing with Nuclear Security Enterprise personnel and expertise with weapon quality assurance programs, policies, and processes. Developing strategic plans and initiatives consistent with meeting weapon production demands. Interfacing with internal and external entities to communicate product/process weapon quality issues. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as having a score of 85 or better.

Education

Please click here to review OPM's Qualification Standard for the 1910 series.

Quality Assurance Specialist (1910
):

Education
: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position.
-OR-
Experience: Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas.

Examples include:
-Reviewing production activities and capabilities in light of contract quality requirements.
-Reviewing written quality or inspection procedures for adequacy and evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of quality/inspection systems, including sampling plans.
-Analyzing quality data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in the quality/inspection system.
-Verifying by test or inspection, using sampling inspection or intensive product inspection techniques, that products comply with requirements prior to acceptance.
-Identifying inadequacies and requesting corrective action.
-Computing data, summarizing results, and preparing reports or charts depicting pertinent relationships using statistical methods.
-Investigating customer complaints and deficiency reports and providing identification of causes to appropriate authorities.
-Reading, interpreting, and applying technical data such as blueprints, engineering drawings, product specifications, or technical manuals.
-Reviewing and evaluating supply systems operations and procedures through periodic audits and surveillance inspections.

Contacts

  • Address Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs 24600 20th St SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5507 US
  • Name: Janelle McDowell
  • Phone: 8049432419
  • Email: [email protected]

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