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QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING)

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

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$89,508 - $116,362

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves overseeing quality checks and audits in shipbuilding and repair at a naval shipyard in Guam, ensuring that work meets high standards for safety and reliability.

You'll plan inspections, analyze performance data, train staff, and advise on quality programs to prevent errors in ship maintenance.

It's a great fit for someone with experience in quality control in manufacturing or engineering, who enjoys leading teams and solving problems in a structured government environment.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, involving planning and performing audits, assessments, or reviews for quality management
  • Knowledge of quality assurance in shipbuilding, repair, or production environments
  • Ability to evaluate and assess organizational performance in naval ship repair areas
  • Skills in preparing reports, documenting results, and assigning corrective actions for deficiencies
  • Experience analyzing quality data from departments and shops to measure and control work processes
  • Capability to plan and conduct training on quality assurance, audits, and surveillances for various personnel levels
  • Ability to provide management-level advice and guidance on quality programs for ship repair and maintenance

Full Job Description

You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING) in the DETACHMENT GUAM of PEARL HARBOR NSY AND IMF. This is a RE-ADVERTISEMENT of Announcement Number: ST-12901129-26-DMK.

Applicants that have previously applied NEED to re-apply to this announcement.

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: Plans, performs, and leads audits, assessments, surveillances, or reviews to determine the adequacy; AND effectiveness of the quality management, involves participation with production, engineering, and other activities in reviewing their plans and procedures for assuring quality and reliability of their products, including the inspections and test procedures utilized for quality control.

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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Quality Assurance Series 1910 (opm.gov) 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 plan and perform audits of shipyard work, analyze data on shipyard quality performance, and managing the quality programs used to ensure quality assurance.
  • You will evaluate and assess program and/or organizational performance in the major areas of naval ship repair.
  • You will prepare reports to document the results of assessments, audits, surveillances, or evaluations, assigns actions to correct deficiencies.
  • You will analyze quality data from various departments and shops that are used to measure, assess, and control the quality of work processes and work products in the shipyard.
  • You will plan and conduct training for personnel at all levels from production, engineering, and other departments and offices on quality assurance requirements or on the performance of audits, and surveillances.
  • You will provide management level advice and guidance in quality assurance for all major programs in ship repair and maintenance.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/17/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/17/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12912692-26-DMK