Reliability Engineer

Westinghouse Electric - USA; Hopkins (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric - USA is seeking a Reliability Engineer to enhance asset reliability and lifecycle performance across the Columbia, SC site. You will develop RC(M) approaches, including PM/PdM strategies, RCAs, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting nuclear manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities include reliability analyses, maintenance planning, and collaboration with internal teams. On-site role with one day of potential WFH, and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years engineering experience including reliability engineering.
• 4 years of manufacturing experience.
• Experience with reliability methods (FMEA, Weibull, RCA, statistical analysis).
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Commitment to safety and quality; open to limited travel.
• CMRP certification or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Map manufacturing processes, equipment, and relationships.
• Conduct reliability, critical asset, risk priority, RCM, and FMEA analyses.
• Develop maintenance plans based on failure modes and tasks.
• Create preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis and implement improvements.
• Analyze equipment performance using MTBF, MTTR, and OEE metrics.
• Develop reliability reports and queries for continuous improvement.
• Coordinate reliability projects using MOC methods.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Statistical methods

Root Cause Analysis

RCM/FMEA

MTBF/MTTR/OEE

MOC (Management of Change)

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

FMEA

Weibull Analysis

RCA

RCM

Reliability software

Statistical analysis software

Job description

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.

You should be proficient in:

• Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
• Engineering Degree
• CMRP certification
• FMEA
• Management of Change (MOC) Methods
• Statistical Analysis
• weibull analysis
• Life Cycle Analysis