Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist

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• Ability to plan, organize, direct, lead, manage, coordinate and monitor progress of accomplishing quality assurance oversight including research, development, production and maintenance of products, systems, equipment, initiatives and programs.
• Serve as principal advisor on all matters of product quality assurance, including the quality-related aspects of materiel release, testing, reliability and maintainability
• Assures that quality is considered in the engineering design of the system and components.
• Responsible for ensuring that adequate and timely direct support is provided
• Establishes policies relative to the overall objectives of quality assurance programs for assigned system(s) to obtain maximum effectiveness in coordination, control, quality and cost.
• Successfully supports quality assurance of numerous Team C5ISR, CECOM, Program Executive Offices (PEOs)/Program Managers (PMs) Department of the Army and intra-service production and RandD programs.
• Serves as principal coordinator between Government supporting installations, DLA activities, and industry to correlate results of investigations and operations on matters pertinent to quality assurance programs.
• Technical assistance and decisions on such problems as capabilities of contractors.
• Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Assures that QA material release certificates are prepared.
• Assures that corrective actions are effective to maintain and improve fielded systems performance, operations and systems costs are reduced and that production quality controls are established and maintained.
• Establishes and adjusts priorities to meet higher level program milestones; and evaluates results.
• Implementing requirements in acquisition strategies, DLA activities, contractual requirements and limitations, funding considerations, and revisions to schedules and program plans.

25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

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• Job family (Series)

  1910 Quality Assurance

• Requirements

  RequirementsConditions of Employment
  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
  • This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
  • This position requires Level 3 Certification in the Acquisition Field of Production, Quality and Manufacturing within 24 months of entrance on duty.
  • This is a Critical Acquisition Position. Selectee must be an Acquisition Corps (AC) member at the time of permanent selection for the position or have been granted a waiver.
  • This position requires a 3-year tenure agreement. Must sign DD Form 2888 (Critical Acquisition Position Service Agreement)
  • This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
  • This position requires a two year probationary period.
  QualificationsCandidates will be selected to serve as a Branch Chief in the following branch:
  
  Quality Engineering & Product Assurance Branch, Engineering and Systems Integration Directorate, Fielded Systems Engineering, Systems and Supportability Engineering Division
  DUTY LOCATION: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
  
  The individual will be responsible for quality assurance responsibilities including oversight of research, development, production and maintenance of products, systems, equipment, initiatives and programs within the Team C5ISR community. Will serve as principal advisor on all matters of quality assurance, materiel release, testing, reliability and maintainability; develop, plan, implement, review, and direct assigned programs that involve work in areas of considerable engineering or management difficulty and complexity and serve as principal coordinator between Government supporting installations, DLA activities, and industry to correlate results of investigations and operations on matters pertinent to quality assurance programs.
  
  Who May Apply: US Citizens
  
  In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
  
  Some Federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
  
  To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience equivalent to the DE-03 pay band (GS-13 grade level or higher equivalency) in the Federal Service which includes experience in 1) Applying product quality assurance principles, procedures and techniques to complex systems. 2) Leading complex quality assurance for applied research, advanced technology and/or engineering initiatives and programs; 3) Strategic planning, programming and policy initiatives; 4) Managing resources; 5) Developing policies and procedures; 6) Implementing organization initiatives and strategic near-, mid- and long term goals; and 7) Presenting briefings at the senior level. Education
  Additional information
  • This announcement uses the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce authorized by Section 1109, NDAA for FY 20 Public Law 116-92 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
  • This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is a Career Program (CP 15) - Quality and Reliability Assurance position.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • This position is covered under an alternative personnel system known as the Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Management Demonstration Project. The Demonstration Project replaces GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. The DE-04 pay band encompasses the GS-14 to GS-15 grade levels.
  • Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
  
  
  How You Will Be Evaluated

  You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

  As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.
  
  If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
  
  Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
  
  If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.
  

  Background checks and security clearanceSecurity clearance

  Secret

  Drug test required

  No

  Position sensitivity and risk

  Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

  Trust determination process

  Suitability/Fitness

• Required Documents

  Required Documents

  Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
  2. Other supporting documents:
  • Cover Letter, optional
  NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• Benefits

  Benefits

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• The public

  U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.