Reliability Engineer
Westinghouse Electric · Hopkins, SC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $85k–$107k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Westinghouse Electric (industrial) in Hopkins, SC. Availability, maintainability, and performance while reducing asset care costs.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- OEE, Root cause, FMEA
- Base pay
- $85k–$107k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in South Carolina: typical posted base $85k–$107k. This one lists $85k–$107k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 31 reliability engineer openings in South Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
South Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 30 other live reliability postings in South Carolina.
- Base pay
- About 11% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $85k–$129k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 55%
- Team leadership 42%
- EHS / safety 32%
- TPM 23%
- Automation 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for OEE, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Westinghouse Electric in Hopkins
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Reliability Engineer at Westinghouse Electric in other locations
Westinghouse Electric lists this title in 2 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Ogden, UT · $85k–$107k
Full description from Westinghouse ElectricAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
About the role
As a Reliability Engineer you will provide technical expertise in life cycle asset management to improve equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, and performance while reducing asset care costs. You will support manufacturing operations. It does this by developing reliability strategies, including Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Additionally, it includes Preventive Maintenance (PM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), and continuous improvement programs.
The Reliability Engineer uses tools such as FMEA, RCA, RCM, Total Cost of Ownership, Life Cycle Cost Analysis, and statistical methods to evaluate asset performance, identify improvement opportunities, and document results.
You will report to the EFIN Manager and be located at Columbia, SC. You will be 100% onsite with the exception of one day a week WFH to be determined at a later date.
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Map manufacturing processes, equipment, systems, and equipment relationships.
- ◆Perform reliability, critical asset, risk priority, RCM, and FMEA analysis.
- ◆Develop equipment maintenance plans based on failure modes, technologies, and maintenance tasks.
- ◆Create and improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
- ◆Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis and identify reliability improvements.
- ◆Analyze equipment performance using MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and other reliability measures.
- ◆Develop reliability reports and queries to support continuous improvement.
- ◆Review obsolete parts and identify equivalent replacements.
- ◆Coordinate reliability-based projects and implement improvements using Management of Change (MOC) methods.
- ◆Develop specifications for replacement parts in the manufacturing environment.
- ◆Support the design, construction, operation, and troubleshooting of fuel manufacturing facilities.
- ◆Develop technical expertise supporting CFFF operations and construction of the LEU+ manufacturing site.
- ◆Work with an Engineering Mentor to develop Safety Basis knowledge in a nuclear environment.
- ◆Collaborate with teams to resolve issues affecting nuclear manufacturing facility construction and operations.
- ◆Build relationships with internal and external Westinghouse customers.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
- ✓At least 4 years of engineering experience, including reliability engineering.
- ✓4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Knowledge of data collection, statistical analysis, and reliability analysis tools.
- ✓Experience with reliability methods such as FMEA, Weibull Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, and statistical analysis.
- ✓U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- ✓Technical skills with an interest in technical design and analysis.
- ✓Commitment to safety and quality.
- ✓CMRP certification or ability to obtain certification.
- ✓Use reliability software.
- ✓Open to limited travel.
- ✓Understanding of product reliability goals, reliability growth, and reliability prediction.
We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience,
qualifications
and skills, is estimated to be $85,200 to $106,500 per year.
Why Westinghouse?
Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:
- ✓Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
- ✓Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
- ✓401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
- ✓Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
- ✓Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
- ✓Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
- ✓Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
- ✓Employee Referral Program
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
- ✓Safety and Quality
- ✓Integrity and Trust
- ✓Customer Focus and Innovation
- ✓Speed and Passion to Win
- ✓Teamwork and Accountability
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com .
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