QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or NH-02 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: planning, developing, or administering a quality assurance program that supports the production and testing of strategic missiles or missile system programs.

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/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards 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. Major Duties:

• You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist, providing technical quality surveillance/assessment of the Strategic Weapons Systems (SWS) Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program functions and processes performed at Cape Canaveral.
• You will perform technical quality assessments of contractor design, modifications, processing, handling, and storage operations.
• You will function as technical quality representative for processing of the Test Missile Kit (TMK), Active Inert Missile (AIM), and missile Support Equipment design and modification.
• You will perform investigations and analysis related to technical and quality systems, hardware and documentation, including data collection for trend analysis, to determine the cause(s) of discrepancies/deficiencies and initiate corrective actions.
• You will develop techniques and perform audits of contractor technical management and quality systems by preparing written reports, used as metrics, for determining contractor quality program effectiveness.
• You will ensure compliance with procedural and safety directives associated with the movement handling of explosive ordnance to prevent damage to equipment and prevent personnel injury.
• You will perform the acceptance of missile, missile subsystems, support equipment, spares, repaired items and modification kits.
• You will assist the Nuclear Weapons Related Material (NWRM) Accountability Officer in executing the NWRM requirements for receipt, shipment, handling, storage, inventory, training, and self assessments.