You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST in the Industrial Quality Department of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will review technical data and documentation to ensure it accuracy. You will select, administer, and control various verification techniques for air weapon systems. You will make decisions concerning the use of applied sampling plans and verification methods. You will conduct, plan and schedule quality audits for operational evaluation of reworked aircraft products. You will rework, modify and test complex air weapon systems.

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
• 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.
• 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-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying Quality Assurance procedures, standardized rules, and techniques associated with the implementation of the Quality Assurance programs; 2) Utilizing understanding of rework procedures, documentation and technical specifications relative to the rework of aircraft, engines, components, accessories and associated logs and records; and 3) Assisting in evaluating and/or publishing a variety of Quality data generated within and external to Quality Competency such as Discrepancy Work Orders, Quality Deficiency Reports (QDR), Quality Audit Reports, etc. 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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) A demonstrated practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas such as Aircraft Ordnance; 2) Review production activities and capabilities considering contract quality requirement; 3) Review written quality or inspection procedures for adequacy and evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of quality/inspection systems, including sampling plans; 4) Review for accuracy all pertinent training documentation of personnel being nominated for ordnance qualification and certification; and 5) Inspect explosives for serviceability, shelf life, expiration and integrity of explosives prior to and during installation in aircraft in accordance with CAD/PAD technical data. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov). 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:

FOR THE GS-09: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field related to the position.
OR
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field related to the position.
OR
Obtained an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled.

FOR THE GS-07: Successful completion of one full year of graduate level education with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field related to the position.
OR
Successful completion of a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field related to the position.
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

Contacts

• Address FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST Fleet Readiness Center Southwest PO Box 347058 San Diego, CA 92135-7058 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]