Quality Assurance Specialist

Defense Contract Management Agency • McKinney, TX

31d • Onsite

About The Position

This announcement is for a Quality Assurance Specialist. The role involves ensuring contractor compliance with all requirements related to the design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and modernization of various items for contractor and customer activities worldwide. The specialist will independently apply a wide range of quality control methods, including statistical analysis, control and sampling, and quality data analysis and evaluation to determine contractor compliance. This role requires thorough QA knowledge to investigate, analyze, and ensure corrective action on complex quality problems. A key responsibility is to develop and implement a surveillance plan with clear objectives and a master schedule that includes contractor and sub-contractor production needs. The specialist will independently perform audits and surveillance of contractor processes to ensure customer and contractual requirements are met.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Special Sensitive requiring incumbent to obtain a Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position.
• To qualify for the NH-03 level, specialized experience must be at the NH-02 or GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.
• Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.
• Creditable specialized experience includes: Applying the full range of principles, concepts, and methodologies related to the quality assurance functional programs.
• Creditable specialized experience includes: Establishing process measurement points and statistical techniques/methods to measure, analyze, and continuously improve processes.
• Creditable specialized experience includes: Applying process-related practices, methods, and techniques such as statistical analysis; control and sampling; process proofing; and quality data analysis, in order to evaluate Government and contractor data and determine contractor compliance with the many aspects of quality control.
• Creditable specialized experience includes: Performing investigations of defective material for cause and corrective action and initiate process improvements with the contractor as needed.
• Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering and Technical Management , Foundational 1 certification within required timeframes.
• Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years.

Nice To Haves

• If selected for an interview, you may be required to provide your last three performance appraisals to the panel.
• Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
• Recruitment/Relocation/Retention Incentive may be authorized at Management's discretion.
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Ensure contractor compliance with all requirements related to the design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and modernization of a variety of items for contractor and customer activities throughout the world.
• Independently apply a wide range of methods, principles, and practices directly related to the quality control fields such as statistical analysis, control and sampling, and quality data analysis and evaluation to determine contractor compliance.
• Incorporate a thorough and detailed QA knowledge in applying various methods and techniques for investigating, analyzing, and ensuring corrective action on complex quality problems.
• Develop and implement a surveillance plan which begins with clear objectives supported by a master schedule that includes identification of contractor and sub-contractor production needs.
• Independently perform audits/surveillance of contractor’s processes to ensure customer and contractual requirements are met.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed