Quality Assurance Specialist (Title 32) (Permanent)

Quality Assurance Specialist (Title 32) (Permanent) Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a Quality Assurance Specialist (Title 32) (Permanent), Position Description Number D1065000 and is part of the VA AASF, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a Quality Assurance Specialist (Title 32) (Permanent), Position Description Number D1065000 and is part of the VA AASF, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/20/2026 Salary $64,475 - $83,822 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Sandston, VA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1910 Quality Assurance Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

VA-12953787-AR-26-278

Control number 867949800 This job is open to Help Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency In order to be eligible for this position you must currently be an Enlisted Member (E5/SGT - E9/SGM) or a Warrant Officer (W1/WO1-W2/CW2) in the Virginia Army Nional Guard OR Not Currently in the Virginia Army Nional Guard but you must be willing and eligible to immediely Join the Virginia Army Nional Guard one of those military ranks. Duties Help As a Quality Assurance Specialist, GS-1910-09, you will perform the below duties: Develops the AASF Quality Management Plan (QMP) th documents the management and operional policies and procedures to ensure work processes, products, or services sisfy expections and quality standards. Reviews Army meriel maintenance policies and operional procedures. Assesses quality assurance programs of other Department of Defense (DoD) services and analyzes commercial maintenance practices to establish a comprehensive Quality Program (QP) for the AASF. Develops quality assessment plans to evalue and improve quality of maintenance production and work processes. Assessments include reviews of management and organizion; quality systems; personnel qualificions and training; supply procedures; facilities; tools and test equipment; maintenance documention; operions and training requirements, and equipment failures. Conducts evaluions to identify strength problem areas, failure trends, faults in methods and procedures, and other deviions from quality standards. Develops local regulions and/or opering instructions for implemention of the quality assurance and reliability program and ensures compliance with procedures. Prepares quality assurance opering instructions, local forms, checklists, and other merial. Serves as quality assurance authority in the AASF. Acts as a consultant to higher-ranking personnel on quality assurance/verificion mters. Provides the Logistics Management Officer/Supervisory Maintenance Test Pilot and maintenance supervisors with definitive technical informion and advice on maintenance procedures and techniques. Resolves technical problems in support of the quality assurance program. Maintains the AASF master library. Manages technical publicions accounts. Ensures th approprie directives and opering instructions are current and complete. Reviews incoming publicions to determine their applicability. Provides technical guidance and expertise in interpretion of technical manuals (TM), and acts as the authoritive reference on quality methods, techniques, and procedures. Resolves conflicts in the interpretion of published da. Monitors the AASF publicion improvement system to include the recommended changes to publicions and blank forms (DA Form 2028) and merial deficiency, and Quality Deficiency Reports (QDR). Provides findings and recommendions based on experience and technical judgment. Manages the Safety-of-Flight (SOF) and Aviion Safety Action Message (ASAM) programs to ensure effective and timely accomplishment. Reviews incoming

SOF/ASAM

for applicability to AASF supported equipment. Evalues technical and meriel requirements for compliance. Distributes

SOF/ASAM

to production elements for accomplishment. Monitors compliance actions and prepares and forwards compliance reports. Monitors aircraft acceptance/transfer inspections, aircraft configurions, and component time-change requirements. Periodically reviews aircraft historical records and logbooks for accuracy and condition. Monitors the Army Oil Analysis Program (AOAP). Manages the weight and balance program. Performs equipment inventories; assures proper set up and calibrion of electronic weighing apparus; monitors aircraft weighing operions; verifies instrument readings, resolves weight and balance problems, and certifies weight and balance computions. Performs command directed quality inspections and special inspections for all aspects of aircraft and associed equipment. Insures th compliance inspections are performed in accordance with standards. Records discrepancies, provides definitive corrective recommendions, and reviews adequacy of corrective action taken. Reviews findings to determine adequacy of maintenance documention. Performs inspections of maintenance shops for safety and condition of equipment. Monitors calibrion of shop and test equipment to ensure serviceability. Certifies and maintains files of personnel authorized to perform quality inspections. Performs management and compliance reviews over a wide range of functions within the AASF. Reports deviions and deficiencies. Prepares recommendions on the resolution of deficiencies affecting production or maintenance quality. Reviews and valides all locally developed maintenance procedures before adoption within the AASF. Investiges equipment failure trends on aircraft airframes and components and systems. Makes recommendions to approprie manufacturing agencies regarding equipment performance engineering design changes. Incumbent is required to wear approprie protective clothing or gear such as safety glasses, ear protection, and hard-h, and observe all safety precautions when accomplishing inspections. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.

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 excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard, required prior to the effective de of placement. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership and employment in the Nional Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a trial period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. This position is not loced a bargaining unit. All job seekers required to limit their resumes to 2 pages in length when applying for job opportunity announcements (JOAs) Prior completion of ALC for Enlisted applicants and AMOC for Warrant Officers is preferred, but not required.

Qualificions NOTE:

Qualificions are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact des of each period of employment (from

MM/DD/YY

to

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) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualificion determinions cannot be made when resumes do not include the required informion, failure to provide this informion may result in disqualificion. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. For a brief video on How to Cree a Federal Resume.

NOTE:

All job seekers required to limit their resumes to 2 pages in length when applying for job opportunity announcements (JOAs)

WHO CAN APPLY

GROUP I - All qualified Male/Female Enlisted Member (E5/SGT - E9/SGM) or a Warrant Officer (W1/WO1-W2/CW2) currently employed (permanent) in the Virginia Army Nional Guard Military Technician Program.

GROUP II

- All qualified Virginia Army Nional Guard Male/Female Enlisted Member (E5/SGT - E9/SGM) or a Warrant Officer (W1/WO1-W2/CW2), regardless of employment stus (Traditional, Military Technician or AGR). To be considered as a Group II applicant, proof of appointment/enlistment in the Virginia Nional Guard must be tached if the appointment/enlistment occurred within 60 days prior to, or during, the advertisement period.

GROUP III

- Individuals eligible for membership in the Virginia Army Nional Guard.

Military Grades :

Enlisted Member (E5/SGT - E9/SGM) or a Warrant Officer (W1/WO1-W2/CW2)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

: Experience establishing, developing, and implementing the AASF quality assurance and reliability programs and serving as the Quality Assurance Representive.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Applicant musthave least 12 months of specialized experience, equivalent to least the GS-07 level, or equivalent pay band in other pay systems in the Federal government. This experience may also have been obtained in the prive sector but must demonstre th it is comparable to the GS grade indiced. This experience must include activities such as: Experience involving principles, techniques and accepted practices of quality assurance work (i.e., the applicion of stistical sampling techniques sufficient to perform assignments or preparion of technical reports on quality levels to identify specific problems) Experience in the applicion and theory of specializion using applicable publicions. Experience in the preparion of technical reports on quality levels to identify specific problem areas and to recommend corrective action. Experience serving as a quality assurance authority and consulting higher officials on quality assurance/verificion mters. 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 ( Register |

Selective Service System :

Selective Service System (sss.gov) ). Expand Hide additional informion 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 Help 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. 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. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Benefits Help 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 Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 2. Other supporting documents : Most recent SF50 for current Federal Technicians. 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/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12953787 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. 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 ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), 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, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion VaARNG Tech Jobs HRO Phone 000000000 ng.va.vaarng.list.ngva-guard-tech-jobs@Army.mil Address

VA AASF 700

Portugee Rd Sandston, VA 23150 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.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 2. Other supporting documents : Most recent SF50 for current Federal Technicians. 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/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12953787 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. 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 ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), 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, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion VaARNG Tech Jobs HRO Phone 000000000 ng.va.vaarng.list.ngva-guard-tech-jobs@Army.mil Address

VA AASF 700

Portugee Rd Sandston, VA 23150 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. Expand Hide next steps 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 Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/20/2026 Salary $64,475 - $83,822 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Sandston, VA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

VA-12953787-AR-26-278

Control number 867949800