Department of the Navy

SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Cape Canaveral, Florida Full time

SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Cape Canaveral, Florida

Salary Range: $125456 - $191839 Per Year

Job Summary: This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Major Duties:

  • You will serve as the Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) managing team activities, progress, and scheduling to ensure successful project performance.
  • You will coordinate and liaise with internal and external customers across a broad spectrum of government employees, military members, consultants, contractors, other government organizations, or private industry.
  • You will provide comprehensive technical quality surveillance and assessment for TRIDENT Strategic Weapons Systems (SWS) Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program at Cape Canaveral.
  • You will develop and implement quality control/assessment programs, monitor processes, collect/analyze data, and ensure integrity of design, testing, and documentation for flight hardware, support equipment, missile operations, and reentry systems.
  • You will lead and support technical audits and evaluations (e.g., FTPE, internal audits), providing documentation, objective quality evidence, and direct interface with audit teams.
  • You will create and update Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs), review contractor T9001C and Program Plan Matrix documents, and provide subject matter expertise, policy guidance, and recommendations on all QA matters.
  • You will ensure safety, quality, reliability, maintainability, and configuration management requirements for Strategic Weapons Systems (SWS) equipment.
  • You will oversee contractor compliance through surveillance, process monitoring, audits, and quality assessments of design, modifications, assembly, and testing.
  • You will investigate discrepancies, perform trend analysis, and implement corrective actions to prevent defects.
  • You will lead acceptance (DD250) of missiles, subsystems, support equipment, and modification kits; prepare reports to measure QA program effectiveness.
  • You will supervise and mentor Quality Assurance Specialists; manage branch activities including manpower planning, training, and workload oversight.

Qualifications: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 pay band (GS-13 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: evaluating, implementing, and integrating quality assurance program functions and processes for weapons systems program effectiveness. . Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ 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: Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: michael.brookhart@ssp.navy.mil Email subject line MUST include: Announcement Number: DE-12847807-26-DL; NH-1910-04 In addition, resumes should NOT be sent as a link to another website, they must be a PDF or Word attachment. We will not download an external link to access the resume, it must be an attachment. Please DO NOT send additional attachments with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) through unencrypted email. Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-16