Quality Assurance Specialist (6 Months Register)

About the position This is an open-continuous announcement with an established initial cut-off date of November 5, 2025. Please see the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for more information. Selected applicants will serve as entry-level trainees in the DLA Pathways to Career Excellence (PaCE) Program performing a series of progressively responsible Quality Assurance Specialist functions, along with formal and on-the-job training (OJT). Positions are for Weapons Support - Columbus. This is an open-continuous announcement with an established initial cut-off date of November 5, 2025. Please see the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for more information. Selected applicants will serve as entry-level trainees in the DLA Pathways to Career Excellence (PaCE) Program performing a series of progressively responsible Quality Assurance Specialist functions, along with formal and on-the-job training (OJT). Positions are for Weapons Support - Columbus. Responsibilities • Providing pre-award and post-award support to contracting officers and engineering activities, contract administration components, and DLA contractors. • Assisting in preparing and issuing QA letters of instruction to government inspection activities/depots on contract quality requirements and history. • Participating in quality systems management visits to evaluate the adequacy of technical requirements and product conformance. • Evaluating QA procedures, reports, inspection and test/methods and other operational aspects involving assigned items/commodities. • Establishing and maintaining quality history files by item, contractor and specification. Requirements • Must be a U.S. citizen • Tour of Duty: Flexible • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive • 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. • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized • Bargaining Unit Status: Yes • Pre-Employment Physical: Not Required • Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info. • Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field related to the position AND meet Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) based on ONE of the following: (1) class standing (upper third standing in graduating class); -OR- (2) grade-point average (2.95 or higher overall or over the last two years of bachelor's degree -or- 3.45 in my major field or over the last two years in my major); -OR-(3) election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. • Have at least one full year of graduate level study, or possess a master's or Ph.D., with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical science, textiles, or other closely related fields to the position. One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit 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. • 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. In addition to meeting the Basic Contracting Requirement above, to qualify for the GS-07 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-5 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Understanding techniques, regulations, and requirements related to Quality Assurance (QA) functions to plan and perform a variety of assignments. Ability to perform projects including solving problems from established methods, procedures, or precedents of unknown factors and relationships that are mostly factual in nature. Skilled in interpreting, explaining, and applying technical requirements and specifications to quality problems involving product inspections or investigations. Trained in fact finding or investigative techniques, skills to develop, analyze, and evaluate facts relative to unsatisfactory conditions or trends and to prepare documented reports of findings. Experienced resolving questions of basic QA and technical equipment support methods of product/process characteristics. • Have less than the full amount of graduate education described in "B" and less than the amount of experience described in "C," but have a combination of the type of graduate education described in "B" and the type of experience described in "C." Benefits • 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. • 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. Apply tot his job