LEAD Quality Assurance Specialist Security Clearance

Position: LEAD QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST with Security Clearance
Location: Watervliet

Duties
* Establishes and maintains communication with contractor/government entity functional managers in production, engineering, and quality early in production cycle.
* Prepares reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required, and coordinate the preparation, presentation, and communication of work-related information to the supervisor.
* Tracks the status of open actions, receives and reviews responses, enforces timely completion of corrective action(s) by working with team members, other directorates, or process owners.
* Monitors verification of rework adequacy.
* Coordinates issues within the directorate and with customer to secure agreement/approval.
* Manages measurement and reporting of critical quality management information and data. Extracts, collects, and analyzes quality management information and data.
* Reviews and evaluates contractor prepared Requests for Waiver/Deviation (RFW/RFD) and Engineering Changes (ECP) for accuracy, adequacy, produce ability, quality, reliability, and cost.
* Provides technical assistance to sub-contractors having difficulty in producing component parts.
* Assures recommendations for disposition are in the best interest of the Government. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
* Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
* You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
* This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.
* Term employment is subject to a one year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.
* This is a Term position scheduled to last 24 months. A term position may be extended to a maximum of eight years depending upon the needs of management.
* This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required. Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional;

philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is . Specialized

Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Monitoring the quality of a product throughout the item's life cycle; AND (2) Reviewing plans, procedures, and technical data for accuracy; (3) Monitoring a contractor's compliance with operations for safety; AND (4) Conducting audits of processes to identify areas of deficiency. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional information
* Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
* You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
* This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may…