Background and Experience - std115020020013

Department-Wide Quality Assurance Functional Area Qualification Standard

DOE-STD-1150-2002

Interface with DOE Headquarters and Field elements, regulators, and stakeholders

to ensure the organization's effective application of DOE QA documents.

Position-specific duties and responsibilities for QA personnel are contained in their

Office/Facility-Specific Qualification Standard or Position Description.

BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

The U. S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook

establishes minimum education, training, experience, or other relevant requirements

applicable to a particular occupational series/grade level, as well as alternatives to

meeting specified requirements. The preferred education and experience for QA

personnel is:

Education Bachelor or Science degree in engineering, science, or a related

discipline; or meet the alternative requirements specified for engineers or

scientists in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook. Bachelor degrees

in other disciplines may also be appropriate based on the duties to be

performed and considering the experience gained in performing related QA

activities. For example, the 1910 series "QA Specialist" position may have

equivalencies appropriate to the functions to be performed. (See the above

discussion on equivalencies.)

Experience Industry, military, federal, state, or directly related background

that has provided specialized experience in quality assurance activities is

recommended. Specialized experience may be demonstrated through

possession of the competencies outlined in this standard.

In addition to the above stated education and experience, a national Lead Auditor

Certification (e.g., NQA-1 and ASQ), Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), or Certified

Quality Manager (CQM) may serve as the basis for equivalency of competencies in

portions of this Standard.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Each of the competency statements defines the level of expected knowledge and/or skill

that an individual must possess to meet the intent of this Technical Qualification

Standard. The supporting knowledge and/or skill statements further describe the intent

of the competency statements but are not requirements.