You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST in the ELECTRONICS GROUP (390) located within the QUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTORATE (300) of SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING BATH. This is a RE-ADVERTISEMENT of Announcement Number: ST-12461838-24-SAB. Applicants that have previously applied NEED to re-apply to this announcement.

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 utilize specialized electronic databases, provides detailed and retrievable documentation of all Quality and Performance aspects directly observed. You will prepare and monitor surveillance plans, and sampling criteria, for the fabrication, installation, activation, testing and trials of numerous shipboard systems. 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 use knowledge of installation methods and procedures used to Install and Test Weapons Systems including the MK 45 LWGM, MK 41 VLS, MK 15 CIWS, MK 32 SVTT, SPY Radar, TEMPEST Related equipment, Electronics equipment. You will use knowledge of installation and testing of Magazine Sprinkling systems and Magazine Protective Systems and Alarms.

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 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 complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• 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.
• This position may/will require getting underway at Sea for short durations.

Qualifications

Your resume must 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 conducting analysis of quality control measures, processes, methods, or requirements to ensure the compliance of contracts and detail specifications for ship construction or repair. 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/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN 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:

• 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]