Quality Assurance Specialist (Deployable)

US Defense Contract Management Agency; Bath Township (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Defense Contract Management Agency seeks a Quality Assurance Specialist to oversee contractor products and processes. This role emphasizes compliance through audits and surveillance of manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and modernization activities.

Required is at least one year of specialized experience directly related to the duties, including developing surveillance plans and ensuring adherence to contract requirements. Deployment to austere locations may be required.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience directly related to the position.
• Experience with design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and modernization.
• Experience developing surveillance plans.
• Experience performing audits and surveillance to meet contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring contract compliance with all requirements related to the design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and modernization of a variety of items.
• Identifying, understanding, proofing, measuring and analyzing contractor production process capability.
• Developing/implementing a surveillance plan that includes identification of contractor and sub-contractor production needs.
• Performing audits and surveillance of contractors process to ensure customer and contractual requirements are met.

Skills

Contract compliance

Process capability analysis

Audits & surveillance

Contract requirements

Job description

See below for important information regarding this job.

Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement.

The incumbent will be required to deploy to forward operating austere locations in war zones to perform duties at the will of the Combatant Commander. Typical deployments last from 6-9 months. For more information about DCMA's Deployable program, please visit https://www.dcma.mil/Careers/Deployment-Opportunities/.

To qualify for a Quality Assurance Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Ensuring contract compliance with all requirements related to the design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and modernization of a variety of items.
• Identifying, understanding, proofing, measuring and analyzing contractor production process capability.
• Developing/implementing a surveillance plan that includes identification of contractor and sub-contractor production needs.
• Performing audits and surveillance of contractors process to ensure customer and contractual requirements are met.