Quality Assurance Specialist

Summary

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Summary

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Overview
Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

09/17/2025 to 09/26/2025

Salary $97,653 to - $126,955 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Philadelphia, PA

Remote job No Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - Multiple Appointment Types Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive

Promotion potential

12

Job family (Series)

• 1910 Quality Assurance

Supervisory status No Security clearance Other Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status Yes

Announcement number DLATrpSpt-25-12800785-MP Control number 846242600

This job is open to
Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Clarification from the agency

"Agency" means current permanent DLA employees.

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Duties

• Monitoring the overall financial, scheduling, laboratory testing, and performance evaluations for assigned activities.
• Controlling activities related to one or more special programs, such as failure analysis (FA), Destructive Physical Analysis (DPA), the Quality Audit Program, or the Counterfeit Materials/Unauthorized Substitution Program.
• Reviewing testing and evaluation activities performed in-house, military service labs, and/or by commercial test laboratories.
• Ensuring contractor compliance with quality and reliability provisions of applicable specifications, standards, and/or contracts.
• Developing detailed plans, procedures, and technical requirements for controlling test and evaluation programs.
• Evaluating technical and quality assurance aspects of product testing operations and providing recommendations for operational improvements or revisions.
• Participating in meetings, conferences, and committees pertaining to the assigned areas of product testing expertise.
• Acting as a liaison with research and development elements of the military services in developing and recommending test methods, and offering technical comments pertaining to sufficiency of proposed and existing test methods.

Requirements
Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Security Requirements: Tier 3/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): 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
• Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. Please see the "Additional Information" section.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Quality Assurance Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. 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. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Utilizing the full range of principles, concepts, and methodologies related to quality assurance and product testing activities to plan and accomplish a variety of testing activities.
• Working with automated test systems to support customer equipment, interfaces, and products.
• Assisting with developing product testing plans and approaches.
• Engaging in reviews and analyses of product testing programs, laboratory operations, and quality assurance activities.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

Defense Acquisition Workforce: Position requires DoD Acquisition Test & Evaluation (T/T&E), Foundational Level certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources .

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/ . As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the "Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP)" eligibility. If you are claiming RGP and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant. Information and required documentation for claiming RGP may be found at the General Applicant Information and Definitions link below. To be eligible as a RGP, you must submit the following supporting documents with your application package: a signed Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist ( DD3145-1 (whs.mil) ); a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) effecting the placement in retained grade status; or a copy of the notification letter you received regarding the RIF or classification downgrade.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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