QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (AIRCRAFT)

***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. Please see Additional Information section below.***

You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (AIRCRAFT) in the Naval Air Systems Command (COMFRC) of FRC WESTPAC DET IWAKUNI.

Qualifications

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

I have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field related to the position.

OR

I have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field related to the position.

OR

I have successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov//working-in-government/unique-hiring paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/

OR

I have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional Information:
Incumbent of this position must be physically and mentally able and willing to travel on short notice to whatever location is required. A normal temporary duty (TDY) tour is 90 days. Irregular and extended shifts may be required.

(1) Must be physically and mentally able to pass NAVOSH and Chemical Biological Warfare (CBR) requirements and maintain personal grooming required in order to wear safety and emergency equipment during all hours of work.
(2) May be required to fly in U.S. Navy aircraft to and from aircraft carriers. This may require arrestment recovery and catapult launching from the carrier deck. In addition must be physically capable of exiting through small overhead escape hatches, wearing full emergency survival equipment, in the event of a crash landing or ditching at sea.
(3) Must be physically able to transfer between ships by helicopter and surface craft. Transferring by helicopter may require lowering individual to the deck by aircraft hoist. Transferring by surface craft requires descending and climbing rope ladders at shipside in tossing seas. Subject to pitching and rolling decks, this could result in motion sickness in some individuals.
(4) May be required to perform Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) on aircraft deployed at forward land bases under hostile conditions.
(5) When deployed aboard Naval ships, incumbent must be physically capable of reacting to constant ship alerts or drills. In the event of an emergency, must be physically capable of escaping explosion of fire, and must be capable of abandoning ship, if directed, by climbing or
(6) May encounter extremely hot, cold, and/or humid conditions on shipboard or remote locations.
(7) Shall be required to use Government designated quarters when available in accordance with applicable regulations, during TDY and transiting. Quarters in an overseas environment and aboard ship are usually small and may be shared with other military and civilian personnel.

The location of depot facilities and ISR assets are widely dispersed in the OCONUS area. The incumbent will be required to perform ISR responsibilities on deployed OCONUS aircraft both shipboard and in the field. In order to deploy, the incumbent will be required to meet the medical standards imposed by the Combatant Commander (COCOM) and/or DoD Instruction applicable to the mission area in which they deploy. The incumbent in this position must pass a pre-employment physical exam and, during employment at FRCWP, must maintain medical fitness, on an annual basis, for deployability to FRCWP mission areas as covered by the applicable COCOM medical standards. FRCWP leadership will make appropriate decisions on continuing deployments or other accommodations when the incumbent of this position no longer meets identified medical requirements in accordance with applicable COCOM and/or DoD Instruction.

Additional information