Quality Assurance Specialist (Aerospace) (Direct Hire)

Summary

You will serve as the Airport Operations Division Forward Operating Location Site Manager at El Paso Airport for the Maintenance & Quality Assurance Branch. You will be responsible for oversight in support of Space Flight Readiness Training, Science Flights, and Oversized Equipment Transport as well as facility management and coordination with various government agencies that operate in and around the airport.

Duties

• Forward Operations Location site manager and NASA liaison to the city of El Paso with oversight on Johnson Space Environmental and Occupational Health requirements and facilities.
• Verifies that products offered to NASA comply with contractual requirements before they are accepted.
• Conducts audits of products and processes for conformance to specifications and to detect processing and technical documentation deficiencies recommending corrective action.
• Participates in fact-finding and negotiation of contracts and contract changes to ensure reasonable and proper level of contractor quality efforts are established.
• Develops and or supports government mandatory inspection point (GMIP) requirements to ensure contract quality maintains the required standard levels for operations.
• Develops and supports quality surveillance plans.
• Communicate findings and recommendations through written and verbal briefings across departments to Branch and Division Chief.
• Evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of the contractor's quality or inspection system and reports on those findings (verbally/written) to the Branch or Division Chief.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Knowledge of quality assurance/control methods, principles, and practices, including statistical analysis and sampling techniques. Knowledge of pertinent product characteristics and applicable production maintenance, or repair methods and processes. Knowledge of inspection, test, and measurement techniques. Knowledge of the relationship of quality assurance to other activities such as contract administration, engineering, supply. Skill in interpreting and applying product specifications, technical data, regulations, policy statements, and other guideline materials. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Super-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of super intelligent (SI) or SI-assisted tools during the application process.