QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Bangor, Washington

Salary Range: $69373 - $90190 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST in the Quality Assurance Department of TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR. This announcement is for an Upward Mobility Program position.

Major Duties:

• You will support senior quality assurance specialists while executing reviews, surveillances, and audits to evaluate technical and administrative operations conformance to procedural, technical, and quality assurance requirements.
• You will collect data from surveillances, audits, deficiency reports, and examinations.
• You will utilize statistical analysis techniques and causal analysis to evaluate effectiveness of production processes and inspection systems, detect trends, and identify areas for improvement.
• You will assist with the preparation of assessment reports of analysis conclusions.
• You will review material certification, inspection, and test results of production, inspection personnel, or contractors to ensure technical adequacy and compliance with technical requirements.
• You will obtain information from databases, technical requirement documents, and other systems; maintain and retrieve historical records; and input data into record systems.
• You will receive on-the-job training by observing senior quality assurance staff in performance of quality management duties or performing work under observation.

Qualifications: The Upward Mobility Program is a unique job opportunity. This program is designed to provide career growth opportunities for those who have potential but do not presently meet the Office of Personnel Management qualification requirements for this position. The entry level for this position is GS-09 with a full performance level of GS-11. Knowledge of employees selected may vary and will require the development of an individually tailored training plan to assist them in qualifying for the full performance level of this position. Eligibility requires that the employee be performing satisfactorily, complete all training requirements, acquire the requisite qualifications and have met time-in-grade eligibility for career ladder promotions. This recruitment is open to current DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles with experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing quality inspections and assisting with quality assurance audits on submarine components, equipment and systems. Employee Participation Requirements: Employees must be equivalent to GS-09 or higher to be eligible for this opportunity Have a current performance rating of fully successful or equivalent rating Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/14/2026. Applications received after 05/14/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. For additional information on viewing your application status, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-14