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Quality Assurance Specialist (Deployable)

Department of Defense
Defense Contract Management Agency
DCMA Central (P7)
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Summary

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/.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
07/09/2025 to 07/21/2025
Salary
$96,343 to - $125,252 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Fort Worth, TX
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
50% or less - You will be expected to travel for this position to Overseas locations.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None - Employee will be temporarily promoted to the GS-13, if eligible, when deployed overseas.
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Announcement number
DCMA-P7-25-12759064-MP
Control number
840310100

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Duties

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  • Plans and implements quality assurance aircraft manufacturing/production processes to evaluate risk management programs.
  • Performs technical quality data analysis to determine supplier compliance with contractual requirements.
  • Fact finds or investigates techniques of unsatisfactory trends to develop recommendations to correct deficiencies and employ continuous improvement techniques.
  • Provides technical support and recommendations to team members to ensure mission requirements are delivered.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Possession of a valid state driver's license is required.
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
  • Required to obtain a passport/VISA.
  • A medical/dental examination is required. You must pass a pre-employment examination and reoccurring annual physical throughout your 4-year commitment. Lifting requirement of 45 pounds.
  • Immunization screening is required (e.g., Anthrax, Smallpox, Malaria, and COVID). Must meet medical criteria for deployment in accordance with USCENTCOM Individual Protection and Individual/Unit Deployment Policy.
  • DoD Civilian Employee Overseas Emergency Essential Position Agreement is required.
  • Must be able to possess and maintain a Government Travel Card.
  • Selectee is required to be exempt from recall to the military Reserves.
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Tentative offer for employment will be rescinded if the selectee does not meet conditions of employment.

Qualifications

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 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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

This is a permanent GS-12 position. Upon deployment overseas, the employee will be temporarily promoted to the GS-13 grade level, if eligible, for the duration of the deployment. Upon return to CONUS the employee will be changed to lower grade to the permanent grade level.

If you do not meet the Time in Grade or Specialized experience for the temporary promotion, you will deploy at the lower grade level, GS-12.

Once the four year commitment is successfully met you will be placed into a non-deployable position in the CMO for which you were hired at the permanent GS-12 grade level.

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found in DoDI 1400.25-V300.

  • Tour of Duty: Flexible. Deployable schedule tour of duty will require evenings, weekends and holiday work hours, and overtime.
  • FLSA: Exempt
  • Bargaining Unit: Yes
  • Financial Disclosure Required
  • Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
  • Acquisition, Technology & Logistics(AT&L) NON-CAP: Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering &Technical Management, Foundational certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years.Click here for more details and Resources.
  • Generally, indoor work location has power, water, heating, and air conditioning, although outages should be expected.
  • Selectee will receive danger pay and foreign post differential as authorized for overseas location to which deployed.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • Position requires employee to wear uniform and/or protective clothing.
  • This position is designated as Emergency-Essential (E-E). In the event of a crisis situation, incumbent will be subject to deployment on a TDY basis to overseas duty location(s) to perform assigned duties particular to the deployment. Failure to deploy when required and/or meet the medical requirements of deployment status may result in separation from Federal Service. Additional information on E-E positions may be found in DoD Directive Type Memorandum 17-004, Subject: Department of Defense Expeditionary Civilian Workforce. Interested applicants are HIGHLY encouraged to review this Directive prior to applying.
  • Employees must meet the Combatant Command's Theater entry requirements, mandatory medical standards, and required immunizations for deploying civilian personnel. This position requires various vaccinations that may include Anthrax, Hepatitis A&B, Typhoid, Smallpox, Influenza, Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis, Measles/Mumps, Rubella, Pneumococcal, Polio, Varicella, and COVID. Further information can be found in the current USCENTCOM MOD (USCENTCOM Individual Protection and Individual Unit Deployment Policy).

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies:

  • Manufacturing Process Control
  • Oral Communication
  • Scientific Analysis
  • Written Communication


Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and/or score.

Once the application process is complete, we may review your resume and supporting documents to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We may evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and evaluate your relevant personal, educational, and work experiences as it relates to fundamental competencies, identified in the Qualifications section above, required for this position.


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