Unmanned Aircraft System Quality Assurance Specialist (Title 32)

  • UT AASF
  • West Jordan, Utah
  • Full Time
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (TITLE 32)

Department of the Army

Army Nional Guard Units

AASF, West Jordan, UT

Summary

This Nional Guard position is for a UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D2694000 and is part of AASF loced in West Jordan UT, with the Utah Army Nional Guard.

IAW UTNGR 690-12 ded AUG 2022, Priority given to all current, onboard employees of the UTARNG.

The selecting supervisor for this vacancy is Zackery Mitani.

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Summary

This Nional Guard position is for a UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D2694000 and is part of AASF loced in West Jordan UT, with the Utah Army Nional Guard.

IAW UTNGR 690-12 ded AUG 2022, Priority given to all current, onboard employees of the UTARNG.

The selecting supervisor for this vacancy is Zackery Mitani.

Learn more about this agency

Overview

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Accepting applicions

Posted today

Apply by 06/11/26

Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 11, 2026

Locion

West Jordan, UT

No mching locions found.

Work site options

Telework eligible

No

Remote job

No

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Salary

$74,678 - $97,087 per year

Pay scale & grade

GS 11

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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule

Full-time

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupions and job series

1910 Quality Assurance

Supervisory stus

No

Federal service type

This job is in the Excepted Service

Represented by a union

No

Drug test

No

Security clearance

Not Required

Financial disclosure required

No

Some jobs require

financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

UT-26-090-AR-12972869

Control number

870897800

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.

Nional Guard and reserves

Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members.

Clarificion from the agency

This is a Title 32 excepted position.

This job announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for additional positions vaced during the job bid process.

IAW UTNGR 690-12 ded AUG 2022, Priority given to all current, onboard employees of the UTNG.

Military membership in the UTARNG is required. Applicants must be willing and eligible to immediely enlist in or transfer to the Utah Army Nional Guard.

Duties

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Major Duties: This is not an all-inclusive list

As a UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (TITLE 32), GS-1910-11, you will:

Responsible for the integrion process to determine a new maintainer's proficiency and corresponding maintainer designion.

Oversees the initial integrion counseling event th includes but is not limited to the Aircrew Maintenance Training Program (AMTP), hangar oriention, local area oriention, basic expections, and TUASOF responsibilities.

Executes and manages the Commanders Aviion Maintenance Training Program and the Commanders Aviion and Standardizion Program for UAS Crewmembers.

Trains and evalues all UAS Air Crew Member (ACM) for the Crew Chief Training Program (CCTP).Responsible for progression, currency and sustainment of ACM's.

Develops Critical Task List (CTL) for Army Military Occupional Specialty (MOS) in supported units.

Ensures all tasks on the CTL's are up to de and in line with current equipment and Unit Mission Essential Task List (METL).

Serves as the primary AMTP trainer and evaluor for the TUASOF.

Acts as the advisor to unit Commanders on the management of the AMTP and maintenance level of unit members.

Trains and evalues crewmembers in the following areas Aircraft Notebook User Training, TAMMS-A,CPC Training, Compressed Gas Cylinder Training, Electrical Hazards, Environmental/Spill Response, AGSE.

Trains and Evalues basic aviion maintenance fundamentals, basic electronics training, and electronic and mechanical maintenance of UAS.

Directs on-the-job training and arranges for formal training of new employees or crewmembers.

Responsible for the safe execution of all MOS specific flight line operions necessary to meet mission requirements for the applicable UAS assigned to the TUASOF.

Responsible for all flight line operional support to include Site support coordinion, generor and vehicle fueling operions, site maintenance, work orders, runway lighting supplies, maintaining the crash kit, FOD prevention, runway maintenance and other support tasks as directed.

Ensures daily FOD (Foreign Object Debris) walk is conducted to clear large rocks, tools, and other debris th would cree a hazard to operions.

Ensures the unmanned aircraft is flight worthy and is current on maintenance servicing and inspections.

Operes light utility motor vehicles, up to two and a half ton, to transport self and others to worksites th are remote from the immedie shop facility, between installion airfields, or emergency repair sites when required.

Assists the Safety Officer with offsite emergency/recovery operions.

Responsible for the preparion and management of forms and records required to manage maintenance, control the use, and report warranty actions and deficiencies on UAS and associed ground support equipment.

Serves as the Primary Point of Contact for the notificion, reporting, and implemention of all Aviion and Ground Safety messages as they pertain to the assigned TUASOF equipment.

Responsible for providing accure maintenance requirement forecasts of upcoming inspections,

Responsible for verifying th correct methods, techniques, and procedures are used and th work is in accordance with Government publicions and specificions.

Ensures th Government property is controlled and properly maintained.

Reviews work order requests and inspects for correctness and proper form to ensure completeness and audit capability.

Knowledge of and access to US Army aircraft stus reporting procedures and methods.

Knowledge of the Global Comb Support System -Army (GCSS-A), Unit Level Logistics System - Aviion(ULLS-A) and Aircraft Notebook (ACN) programs sufficient to determine if user needs can be met by the system programs and to identify deficiencies and problems.

Provides technical assistance on all UAS maintenance mters to UAS operors, UAS maintenance crews or contractor support personnel.

Performs Quality Assurance (QA) inspections and evaluions of unit or facility performed unmanned aircraft system maintenance and repair, in support of organizional, intermedie, and/or depot maintenance on the UAS equipment set assigned to the unit or facility.

Inspects aircraft fuselage and airframes, landing gears, tires, power trains, drive trains, fuel, electrical, hydraulic, flight controls, rotor, transmission, instruments, armaments, and/or all systems required to make the aircraft a total mission capable system to include the launchers, Tactical Automic Landing System, Ground Control Stions, tactical vehicles, generors, environmental control units and all other ground support equipment reled to the UAS system.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS :

Compible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective de of placement .

This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.

This is an Army Dual Stus Technician position which requires military membership in the Utah Army Nional Guard.

Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Pending analysis, you may be required to complete a new 1-year probionary period when moved to this position IAW CNGBI 1400.25.

For positions requiring the operion of motor vehicles, candides must have a valid ste driver's license.

Participion in direct deposit is mandory.

Medical screening completed upon selection for hire.

Soldiers who accept a technician position may be termined from the Bonus and Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP).

Must be able to transfer to the unit to remain compible in the position.

Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position.

Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

Irregular and/or overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.

May be required to travel by car, in military and/or commercial aircraft, and by other means of transportion as approprie, to perform temporary duty assignments.

This position is designed as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparion for, or in response to, a ste emergency or disaster declarion. This designion will not exceed 14calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG.

Qualificions

*Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meets the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position.

**Must include beginning and ending des of employment sted as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part time vs. full time credit.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE :

Experience, educion, or training involving planning, developing, or administering quality assurance programs (i.e., supporting the development, acquisition, production, use, maintenance, storage, and supply of products concerned with the systemic prevention of defects and non-conformances, the identificion of unsisfactory trends and conditions, and the correction of factors which may contribute to defective items). Experience using computer and automion systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE :

1 year specialized experience equivalent to least GS-9. (Must provide SF 50 demonstring Occupional Series 1910 to valide)

OR

Must have experience involving a thorough knowledge of product or range of products involved, the manufacturing methods and techniques, special processes, test and performance requirements; and skill in developing plans and programs. Experience possessed by an expert in the area of specializion able to give technical direction to otherwise competent workers. Experience determining operions when difficult and questionable phases of malfunctions are found. Experience which required significant and concrete work accomplishments (i.e. special projects, working groups, or detailing assignments) involving interpersonal contacts in a quality assurance or reled field. Experience in dealing with management principles and supervisory responsibility for the function required by type of position to be filled and the organizion involved.

Educion

Substitution for specialized experience:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if reled

**You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position.**

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed a college or university th has obtained accredition or pre-accredition stus from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. For a list of schools th meet this criteria, see OR Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above educion requirements if you can show th the foreign educion is comparable to th received in an accredited educional institution in the United Stes. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of educion as evalued by a credentialing agency with your applicion merials.

More informion may be found .

All documention must be in English or include an English translion.

Additional informion

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ).

MILITARY MEMBERS WITH BONUSES: Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB) or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to terminion or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period). Are advised to meet with educion specialist to review contract.

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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.

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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal 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 informion on the specific benefits offered.

How you evalued

You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion.

Cegory Ring: Your applicion evalued and red under Cegory Ring selection procedures. Once the applicion process is complete, a review of your qualificions conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candides assigned to a quality cegory. The quality cegories are:

1. Highly Qualified: Candides in this cegory possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for this position.

2. Well Qualified: Candides in this cegory possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for this position.

3. Qualified: Candides in this cegory meet the minimum educion and/or experience requirements for this position.

If your resume does not provide enough informion regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualificion determinion, your applicion package may be rendered disqualified, and you will no longer be considered for this position.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Please note th if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and or experience, your ring can and adjusted to more accurely reflect your abilities, or you may lose considerion for this position. Your ring based on both your entire applicion package as well as the responses to the assessment questionnaire. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit given for approprie unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indice clearly the nure of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.

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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn 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 informion on the specific benefits offered.

Required documents

Required Documents

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To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:

1. Resume: Resumes are limited to two-pages, informion. Applicants submitting a resume th exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for considerion.

For each relevant work experience, make sure you include:

Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions)

Start and end des with month/year (e.g., 05/2019 - 08/2022)

The number of hours you worked per week

Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualificions. Brief descriptions should demonstre your ability to perform the tasks the required level as sted in the job announcement.

When relevant or required for the position, include your possession of educion/ certificion/license and provide any required documention such as transcripts, and/or details (type and de) of certificions and/or licenses.

Educion informion should include:

Name of school/institution

Completion de

Degree type

Cumulive Grade point average (GPA)

When relevant , include:

Current Security Clearance

Job-reled training

Language skills

Organizions and affiliions

Professional publicions

Eligibility for special programs (e.g., military spouses, individuals with disabilities, etc.)

Helpful Hints for Creing a Two-Page Resume

Prioritize most relevant and recent experience.

Use concise, results focused language.

Align language from the job announcement.

Focus on demonstring skills and competencies.

Remove outded or unreled experience

2. Other supporting documents :

Applicable documents required for qualificion, educion, or certificion as sted above.

Must provide transcripts for educion requirements if applicable.

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:

Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

How to Apply

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To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below.

A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.

Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

Resumes must adhere to the two-page limit and must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions, and other position requirements listed in the JOA. Applicants submitting a resume th exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for considerion. Resumes must include Relevant Work Experience (Job Title, Employer, Start & End Des, Number of hours worked per week).

After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process .

You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion.

To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : .

Agency contact informion

Shaun Harris

Phone

...

...

Address

UT AASF

7602 S Airport Rd

West Jordan, UT 84084

US

Next steps

Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion.

Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Required Documents

Help

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:

1. Resume: Resumes are limited to two-pages, informion. Applicants submitting a resume th exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for considerion.

For each relevant work experience, make sure you include:

Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions)

Start and end des with month/year (e.g., 05/2019 - 08/2022)

The number of hours you worked per week

Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualificions. Brief descriptions should demonstre your ability to perform the tasks the required level as sted in the job announcement.

When relevant or required for the position, include your possession of educion/ certificion/license and provide any required documention such as transcripts, and/or details (type and de) of certificions and/or licenses.

Educion informion should include:

Name of school/institution

Completion de

Degree type

Cumulive Grade point average (GPA)

When relevant , include:

Current Security Clearance

Job-reled training

Language skills

Organizions and affiliions

Professional publicions

Eligibility for special programs (e.g., military spouses, individuals with disabilities, etc.)

Helpful Hints for Creing a Two-Page Resume

Prioritize most relevant and recent experience.

Use concise, results focused language.

Align language from the job announcement.

Focus on demonstring skills and competencies.

Remove outded or unreled experience

2. Other supporting documents :

Applicable documents required for qualificion, educion, or certificion as sted above.

Must provide transcripts for educion requirements if applicable.

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:

Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from

schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .

Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.

How to Apply

Help

To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below.

A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.

Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

Resumes must adhere to the two-page limit and must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions, and other position requirements listed in the JOA. Applicants submitting a resume th exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for considerion. Resumes must include Relevant Work Experience (Job Title, Employer, Start & End Des, Number of hours worked per week).

After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process .

You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion.

To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : .

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Agency contact informion

Shaun Harris

Phone

...

...

Address

UT AASF

7602 S Airport Rd

West Jordan, UT 84084

US

Next steps

Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion.

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Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today Apply by 06/11/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 11, 2026 Locion West Jordan, UT No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678 - $97,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number UT-26-090-AR-12972869 Control number 870897800
Job ID: 523041235
Originally Posted on: 5/30/2026

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