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QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

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$83,935 - $130,786

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GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves overseeing quality checks and audits for ship and submarine repairs at a naval facility to ensure everything meets safety and certification standards.

You'll plan audits, spot problems in processes, and recommend fixes to keep operations running smoothly.

It's a great fit for someone with experience in quality control from manufacturing or inspection fields, especially those who enjoy detailed analysis and working in a team environment.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including planning and coordinating quality assurance audits for operational deficiencies
  • Practical knowledge in monitoring and maintaining quality in areas like procurement, inspection, production, or related fields
  • Experience conducting audits, evaluations, or surveillances on ship or submarine programs to identify and recommend corrective actions
  • Ability to review and recommend improvements to audit and surveillance programs for efficiency
  • Skills in developing surveillance checklists, schedules, and reporting on discrepancy actions
  • Experience providing cost estimates for manpower and materials in audits
  • Ability to supervise or guide subordinates in technical and administrative tasks

Full Job Description

You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST in the AUDIT and ANALYSIS BRANCH (Code 136.2) of PSNS and IMF.

GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: planning, developing and coordinating quality assurance audit and surveillance program procedures, studies and requirements to identify operational and procedural deficiencies and implement corrective action to ensure ship and submarine repair practices meet quality and certification requirements.

My experience demonstrates a practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas.

GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: conducting quality assurance audits, evaluations, or surveillances of ships or submarines programs or processes to identify deficiencies and recommend corrective action.

My experience demonstrates a practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series IOR: 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. Major Duties:

  • You will conduct audit/surveillance using methods, techniques and principles to produce unbiased and factual results.
  • You will review shipyard audit and surveillance programs for efficiency and recommend changes to the branch manager.
  • You will provide cost estimates for manpower and material associated with conducting audits and surveillances.
  • You will review subordinates work assignments for technical and administrative accuracy and provide guidance as to how work should be accomplished.
  • You will develop surveillance checklists, and schedules, establish responsibilities for discrepancy actions, and report the status of related actions.
  • You will issue final official reports with emphasis on administrative and technical accuracy.
  • You will prepare certification criteria for personnel conducting or assisting in quality audits.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/18/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/18/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12885555-26-LAJ