Quality Assurance Specialist (Aircraft) (Deployable)

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 .

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 .

Overview

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Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

07/22/2025 to 08/04/2025

Salary $73,939 to - $97,528 per year

Salary information by location is listed below.

Pay scale & grade GS 11

Locations

1 vacancy in the following locations:

Oklahoma City, OK

San Antonio, 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

Job family (Series)

• 1910 Quality Assurance

Supervisory status No Security clearance Secret Drug test No

Announcement number DCMA-P9-25-12767967-MP Control number 841320800

This job is open to

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Federal employees - Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference

Military spouses

Military spouses relocating under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty.

Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to current permanent competitive service Department of Defense (DoD) employees. Veterans eligibilities include Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA). Military Spouse Preference (MSP), Retained Grade Preference (RGP), and Military Reserve and National Guard Technician eligibles may also apply.

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Duties

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• Designs/implements/maintains a risk-based surveillance program and assessment plan associated with the quality assurance provisions of contracts.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvements by analyzing data.
• As a member of a multi-functional or technical team, implements the overall Quality Program for diverse products and services to support the U.S. Government's acquisition at one or more supplier facilities.
• Ensures contractor compliance with design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and modernization requirements.
• Independently audits/surveys contractor processes to ensure compliance with customer/contractual requirements.
• Investigates customer complaints/concerns about contractor quality performance and processes which impact user satisfaction, then provides data about the complaints.
• Provides technical support to DCMA team members, assisting with analyzing contractual issues, and determining the best course of action to support the contractor and customers.

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 (Aircraft) (Deployable), 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-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 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), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Application of quality assurance concepts, principles, methods, and practices to analyze the products or services of a contractor's process.
• Evaluating and inspecting production methods, processes, and testing techniques being performed by contractors.
• Applying statistical and quality data analysis evaluations to determine compliance with contractual requirements.

B. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See . If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in

lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. The major study must be in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position.

C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualifications and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total

percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11.

Education

If the position has a minimum education requirement you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. Or, if you are using education to qualify in lieu of specialized experience you MUST provide transcripts (unofficial are acceptable at the time of application) to support your educational claims. The transcripts must include your name, the name of the college or university, class/course list, completed number of credits/hours, and the date degree conferred (if applicable). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Licenses must be current at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Additional information

This is a permanent GS-11 position. Upon deployment overseas, the employee will be temporarily promoted to the GS-12 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-11.

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-11 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: Rotating Shifts. Deployable schedule tour of duty will require evenings, weekends and holiday work hours, and overtime.
• FLSA: Non-Exempt while in the U.S.; Exempt when deployed overseas
• 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).
• Positions will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows:

Oklahoma City, OK: $73,939.00 - $96,116.00

San Antonio, TX: $75,025.00 - $97,528.00

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

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
• Quality Assurance
• Risk Assessment

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.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Review our benefits

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Required documents

Required Documents

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Required documents for submission vary based on the authority you are using to apply (e.g., applying as a veteran, a current permanent Federal employee, a reinstatement, etc). Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

The following documents are REQUIRED:

1. Your resume:

• Must include your name and contact information, dates of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for the qualifications and referred for selection consideration if eligible. IMPORTANT NOTE: Ensure that your resume does not contain any specialized characters, fonts, typefaces or formatting (e.g. tables, macros, etc.). It is also recommended that you convert/save your resume as a PDF prior to attaching to your application.
• To ensure full credit for time worked regarding qualifications determinations your resume must include your work schedule. You are strongly encouraged to ensure your resume contains the number of hours worked per week and the specific dates of employment (i.e.,"40 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 - 1/14/2022" or "30 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 - Present").
• Applying for a Federal job requires more information than applying for a job in the private sector. Learn more about creating a suitable resume by reading What to include, viewing the Resume Writing video and using the USAJOBS Resume Builder. In addition to information identified in What to Include, provide pay plan-series-grade for Federal civilian positions, when applicable, and be sure your resume is complete.

1. Veteran's Documents:

• If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents:
• DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.

1. Current Federal Employees:

• You must provide a SF-50 (most current Gen Adj or WGI actions are best), or other equivalent official "Notification of Personnel Action" (Note: Request for Personnel Action (SF-52) and Award SF-50's are NOT acceptable).
• Time-in-grade documentation: For current federal employees, or individuals who have served in a General Schedule (GS) graded position in the previous 52 weeks, your application must demonstrate you have met the one year time-in-grade requirement by the closing date of this announcement.

1. Transcripts (must include your name, the name of the college or university, class/course list, completed number of credits/hours, and the date degree conferred (if applicable): Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Licenses must be current at time of application.

• College transcript(s), required if qualifying based on education.

Please review the link for ICTAP, ALL PPP ELIGIBILITIES AND OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS needed for proof of eligibility: Supporting Document.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.