Quality Assurance Specialist

3 weeks ago

Gaithersburg, United States US National Institute of Standards and Technology Full time

**Duties**:
The NIST Center for Neutron Research is regarded as a world class, major national user facility with merit-based access made available to the entire U.S. technological community. Each year, approximately 2000 research participants from government, industry, and academia from all areas of the country are served by the facility.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. citizenship
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
- Suitable for Federal employment
- Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
- Bargaining Unit Position: No

**Qualifications**:
**Basic Requirements**:
**A. Undergraduate and Graduate Education**_:_ Major study - quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, têxtiles, or other fields related to the position.
- **OR**

**B. Experience** that demonstrated a practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas.
- **IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS listed above**:applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level (ZA-II at NIST). Specialized experience is defined as
- Assisting in the development of quality assurance programs and activities in accordance with a recognized performance standard, (ASME NQA-1, ISO 9001, ANS 15.8 or equivalent)
- Experience in conducting receipt inspections, periodic assessments.
- Experience participating in risk analysis and supplier oversight activities, trend analysis and effectiveness evaluations utilizing systems monitoring data.
- If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

**Education**:
**Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only.** Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.

**Additional information**:
This position is covered under NIST's Alternative Personnel Management System (APMS). The APMS is a pay-for-performance system with excellent HR flexibilities to help NIST recruit and retain top talent. Find out more about the APMS here
- Click all links in this vacancy announcement to view additional information or instructions.
- You **MUST** select at least **ONE ELIGIBILITY** in order to be considered for this position.
- All documents submitted for this announcement must be legible in order to make qualification or eligibility determinations.
- A probationary period may be required..
- NIST strives to build a flexible and encouraging work environment to bring out the best in our employees. To help our employees balance responsibilities at home and at work, NIST offers a variety of work-life flexibilities such as:

- Telework
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid parental leave
- Paid vacation
- Sick leave
- Family-friendly leave
- Childcare subsidy program for qualifying families
- Child and elder-care resources
- On-site childcare center
- Lactation spaces
- Wellness programs
- Fitness center
- Employee assistance programs
- Benefits

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**How You Will Be Evaluated**:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documents to assess your qualifications for this position. Please be sure that your resume and supporting documents include detailed information to support your qualifications for this position. Failure to provide sufficient and/or legible evidence in your resume or supporting documents may result in a "not qualified" determination. You **MUST** also selected at least **ONE eligibility** (i.e., how you wish to be considered) in order to receive consideration for this position.

**RATING**:
Applications will be assessed on the following competencies:

- Organizational Awareness
- Performance Measurement
- Requirements Analysis
- Risk Management

**REFERRAL**
**CTAP or ICTAP eligibility**:
If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), you must be determined eligible and rated as well-qualified to receive special selection priority. "Well Qualified" means that in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirem

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