You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist in the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, (NAWCAD), SE & ALRE Group, Prototype and Manufacturing Division, Quality Assurance Manufacturing & Fleet Support Branch (BL41500) of NAVAIRWARCENADLKE.

Duties

You will analyze quality data to determine root causes of discrepancies or deficiencies. You will conduct quality assurance (QA) assessments to evaluate work operations, products, and processes. You will participate with production, engineering, and other activities in developing plans and procedures for assuring quality and reliability of products.

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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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 GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing duties such as: Monitoring electronic aspects of aircraft platform interface (API) systems and equipment. Ensuring quality assurance of assigned API systems by creating checklists, blueprints, military standards, test directives, and technical manuals. Evaluating the validity of inspection guidelines to ensure that inspections are effective and accurate while also working to resolve discrepancies that may occur. Writing and maintaining records and reports to accurately document the processes and procedures of the job Contributing to engineering efforts by developing plans of quality assurances as well as analyzing engineering data and drawings to make recommendations to the design engineers. 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 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:

Completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree
or
Two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.B. or JD if related


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

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENADLKE HRO Building 150 Lakehurst, NJ 08733 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]