Summary Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. This position will be filled using the Direct Hiring Authority (DHA) for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in Department of Defense (DoD). About the Position: This position if for WATERVLIET SPECIAL STAFF DIRECTORATE INTERNAL REVIEW AND AUDIT COMPLIANCE DIVISION WATERVLIET, NY 12189 Responsibilities Establishes and maintains communication with contractor/government entity functional managers in production, engineering, and quality early in production cycle. Prepares reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required, and coordinate the preparation, presentation, and communication of work-related information to the supervisor. Tracks the status of open actions, receives and reviews responses, enforces timely completion of corrective action(s) by working with team members, other directorates, or process owners. Monitors verification of rework adequacy Coordinates issues within the directorate, WVA, and with customer to secure agreement/approval Manages measurement and reporting of critical quality management information and data. Extracts, collects, and analyzes quality management information and data. Reviews and evaluates contractor prepared Requests for Waiver/Deviation (RFW/RFD) and Engineering Changes (ECP) for accuracy, adequacy, produce ability, quality, reliability, and cost. Provides technical assistance to sub-contractors having difficulty in producing component parts. Assures recommendations for disposition are in the best interest of the Government Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Developing Quality Assurance plans for maintaining product quality throughout the product's life cycle; AND (2) Monitoring operations to prevent the productions of defects; AND (3) Analyzing quality trends or conditions and initiating corrective actions when needed; AND (4) Leading a team and/or project from start to finish to ensure completion. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Education Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Engineering & Technical Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Incumbent must be ISO 9001 certified within 1 year of employment. TACOM D&A Level 2 Analyzer Certification Requirement. This position has a data analytics requirement. The incumbent must meet all requirements for data analytics level 2 certification within 24 months of being placed on the position. Occasional TDY travel may be required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Position is designated non-critical sensitive as defined in DoD 5200.2-R. This requires that a personnel security investigation be adjudicated on a pre-appointment basis which may take up to 90 days or longer to process. The selectee may be allowed to start work prior to adjudication if management approved. Obtaining and maintaining a secret security clearance is a condition of employment. If the security clearance is denied or revoked, the individual may be denied or removed from the position, accordingly. Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Career Field Position. This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce position. Selectees must meet the position requirements for Engineering and Technical Management within 36 months of entrance on duty. (Certification requirements may be found in the Defense Acquisition University Catalog at https://www.dau.edu/.) Information on the Army Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce may be found at https://asc.army.mil/. Term Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 13 months. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.