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Duties

You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist (Ships) in the Littoral Combat Ships Quality Assurance Division (Code 938) of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair (SUPSHIP), with duty at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. You will provide primary contractual and quality oversight of the Government contracted shipbuilding and repair efforts conducted by the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC), Sturgeon Bay, WI, and other ship construction and repair efforts. You will maintain familiarity with a variety of requirements and specifications such as contracts, build and performance specifications, functional and detailed drawings, and Government and military instructions, directives and standards. You will monitor the capability of the builder's processes, regularly audit their in-process execution, and inspect the final products produced. You will prepare and monitor surveillance plans and sampling criteria for the fabrication, installation, activation, testing and trials of numerous shipboard systems. You will plan and apply quality assurance methods and techniques to audit and monitor the Contractor's quality assurance system and processes. 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 serve as a member of the Supervisor's MOCK INSURV Board, assessing the ship's readiness to operate during acceptance trials. You will provide assessment and recommendations to the Supervisor concerning delivery readiness for the vessels under our purview. You will coordinate the production, test and oversight efforts of Ship's force, Government and Builder QA personnel, off-site Government and industry certification and inspection teams, and other external entities. You will support technical activity, on an as-needed basis, for quality assurance oversight as required in conjunction with design conflict resolutions.

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.
• 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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 is a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing quality assurance inspections, reviews, or audits of shipbuilding programs to support the design, development, or acquisition of ships. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the Quality Assurance Series, 1910: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ 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:

• A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with 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 a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with 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
• An LL.M., if related to the position being filled; OR
• A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

Contacts

• Address SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING BATH 574 Washington Street Bath, ME 04530-1905 US
• Name: Kendra Mayes
• Phone: (771) 201-8636
• Email: [email protected]