Quality Assurance Specialist (Keystone)

Defense Contract Management Agency•Austin, TX

About The Position

This is a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Keystone Program developmental position. The Quality Assurance Specialist serves as a developmental intern, completing classroom, computer-based, and on-the-job training to acquire and maintain knowledge of quality assurance mission support activities. Participants report initially to the selected duty-location Contract Management Office or Center, attend one week of temporary-duty training at the DCMA Learning Campus in Fort Lee, Virginia, and complete six months of on-the-job and developmental training at their CMO or Center. During the three-year developmental training program, participants may return to the Learning Campus, Headquarters, or other CMO locations for assessment and functional-specific training. Prior to appointment, candidates must sign a Keystone Conditions of Employment Agreement. The role is classified GS-07, first shift, non-exempt, and requires DoD Acquisition Engineering & Technical Management Foundational certification within required timeframes and 80 Continuous Learning Points every two years.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must meet the security requirement of Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access.
Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness determination; an unfavorable background-check adjudication is grounds for removal.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
Applicants must meet the GS-07 qualification requirements by the announcement's cut-off or closing date.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05, including qualifying work in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, contract quality requirements, quality or inspection procedures and systems, sampling plans, quality data analysis, product testing or inspection, corrective action, statistical reporting, customer complaints or deficiency reports, technical data interpretation, or audits and surveillance of supply systems.
Alternatively, qualify through one full year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement, or an allowable combination of qualifying post-high-school education and experience. Graduate education used for qualification must be supported by transcripts.
Education used to meet qualification requirements must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; foreign education must be evaluated as equivalent to accredited U.S. education.
Provide transcripts when education is used to support qualifications; required transcripts must show the applicant's name, institution, courses, completed credits or hours, and degree conferral date if applicable.
Achieve DoD Acquisition Engineering & Technical Management Foundational certification within required timeframes.
Earn 80 Continuous Learning Points every two years.
May be required to serve a trial or probationary period.
Financial disclosure is required.
Candidates must sign a Keystone Conditions of Employment Agreement before appointment.

Responsibilities

Complete classroom, computer-based, and on-the-job training in quality assurance mission support activities.
Observe and assist with quality or manufacturing surveillance on assigned contracts and other delegated support activities.
Observe and assist with pre-award and/or post-award contract reviews to assess appropriate quality assurance recommendations and requirements.
Observe and assist with quality system validation; verify that critical-characteristic inspections are performed and processes are validated; and participate in material review boards for nonconforming hardware.
Observe and assist with inspections of special tooling, test equipment, and facilities.
Observe and assist with evaluating first-article inspections according to approved plans.
Document quality assurance activity findings.