Summary About the Position: The Army Fellows Program provides an exciting opportunity to embark on a developmental, accelerated career path as an Army Civilian including continued training and educational opportunities, with no military obligation. Fellows may also receive paid training, certifications, and rotational assignments. Don't wait! Apply now to start your Civilian Army career today! 1st Year Salary $49,025-$63,733 2nd Year Salary $59,966-$77,955 3rd Year Salary $72,553-$94,317 Responsibilities Assist in ensuring the Army's ammunition stockpile is ready, reliable, and lethal by using inspection techniques. Assist in verifying that ammunition and explosives comply with stockpile reliability requirements prior to acceptance. Assist in identifying defects and recommending corrective action. Assist in reading, interpreting, and applying ammunitions and explosives technical data such as blueprints, engineering drawings, product specifications, and/or technical manuals. Assist in identifying for corrective action deficiencies caused by improper storage methods, extended periods of storage, or inherent deterioration characteristics of the material. Convey ammunition surveillance assurance information using a variety of written formats and techniques to audiences with a varying level of knowledge on the subject. Assist in conducting meetings, briefings, training sessions, or conferences to express any ammunition or explosives issues or concepts in a clear, concise, and convincing manner. Duties listed are at the entry level. The incumbent receives progressively more responsible assignments as experience and training are received to the next higher-level position. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). 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 in this document. Basic Requirement for Quality Assurance Specialist (Ammunition): Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in analyzing data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses; or, verifying by test or inspection that products comply with requirements; or, identifying defects during reviews and requesting corrective action; or, interpreting technical ammunition and explosives data such as blueprints, engineering drawings, product specifications, or technical manuals; or, reviewing and evaluating ammunition supply systems operations and procedures through periodic audits and surveillance inspections; or, assisting in ammunition surveillance and logistics functions related to the inspection, storage, receiving, issuing, testing, handling, maintenance, demilitarization, disposal or classification of ammunitions and explosives. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field with a major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position, such as business (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/). NOTE: Grade point averages will be rounded to one decimal point. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0, and 2.94 will round to 2.9. NOTE: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail or similar basis, your S.A.A. claim must be based on class standing or membership in an honor society and you must provide evidence of your class standing or honor society membership with your application. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Educational Experience (ACWA) Mathematical Skills (ACWA) Rating (ACWA) Social Organizations (ACWA) Work Experience (ACWA) Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications Additional Information This is a Direct Hire Authority Solicitation for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoD. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. This is a Logistics Career Field (CF) position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Maybe eligible for situational telework per agency policy. Additional financial incentives, such as recruitment or relocation incentives, may be offered for difficult to fill positions. If selected, official college or university transcripts must be submitted. However, if applying based on education unofficial transcripts must be submitted at the time of application. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management. Incumbent works under closer supervision and works in a developmental capacity performing assignments and completing training, both of which are aimed in preparing the incumbent to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties outlined in the aforementioned job description. The incumbent receives progressively more responsible assignments as experience and training are received to the next higher level position. After the training, the job entails working outside of a traditional office environment. Throughout your career you will be working outdoors in all weather, at storage sites, climbing in and out of trucks, rail cars, ships, and in workshops both in the United States and overseas. The work will be both mentally and physically demanding; a QASAS must be flexible and have the ability to adapt to multiple work environments. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. Promotion beyond the target grade is competitive within each grade level. A QASAS Career Screening Panel meets annually to evaluate all QASAS careerists for merit promotion. A roster of careerists considered Best Qualified (BQ) for promotion, based on the collective judgment deliberations of the Career Screening Panel, is developed and maintained by the QASAS Functional Community Management Office (FCMO). Careerists must be on the current BQ roster to be considered for promotion to the next level. The QASAS Functional Community Management office assigns QASAS to fill positions by directed placement and manages the recruitment, training, assignment, and promotion of QASAS personnel.