Quality Assurance Specialist (Deployable)

US Defense Contract Management Agency; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Defense Contract Management Agency seeks a Quality Assurance Specialist to ensure contract compliance across design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul and modernization of various items.

Requires one year specialized experience, with a GS-12 level equivalent; includes developing surveillance plans, conducting audits, and evaluating contractor process capability to guarantee adherence to contract requirements.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience related to this position.
• GS-12 level equivalent experience or equivalent under other pay systems.
• Experience includes contract design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, modernization.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Contract compliance

Process capability

Surveillance planning

Auditing

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:

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 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.