Job Description

Responsible for the overall quality system and its implementation and management for the KAF Metrology Program. Exercises independent judgment on issues concerning ISO 17025 and KAF related quality documents. Performs trend analysis quarterly. Develops and maintains the laboratory quality manual and quality system using KAF command directives and standardized templates.

Additional duties include:

• Assessing requirements, developing and maintaining a complete QA program for the KAFMB.
• Developing and maintaining a quality control program that ensures a high-quality product from all sections of the KAFMB.
• Coordinating with KAF management, QA, laboratory supervisors and inspectors, material/production control personnel and technicians to resolve problems and ensure an integrated effort.
• Develop, maintain, and implement a quality assurance program as per ISO 17025 directives that ensures involvement of all management and technical levels in the implementation, updating and utilization of a quality-oriented program at the KAFMB labs.
• Developing a QA program for laboratory facility and related environmental control, development, operation and maintenance.
• Assisting the Metrology Engineering Department in researching and developing a primary standards capability.
• Providing QA program training and advice at the KAF Metrology Laboratory for a wide variety of complex precision measurement equipment utilized by the GOK activities.
• It is anticipated that engineering technicians will be assigned as these job descriptions state and other related specific tasking details and priorities will be determined and set by the Commander, KAFMB and communicated to the contractor lead.

Qualifications

An associate’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, physics or a related technical field from an accredited college or university, with at least ten (10) years of field experience. Includes qualification requirement OR completion of a U.S. military precision measurement and calibration program, a precision measurement and calibration school at an accredited school, or within a specialized calibration firm, and have twelve (12) years of work experience in the calibration field with extensive experience in QA. Includes qualification requirement C.

Demonstrated knowledge of the requirements of calibration laboratory compliance and accreditation to ISO 17025.

Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret Security Clearance. Note: US citizenship is required to obtain a Secret Clearance.