Electrical and Controls Engineer
Hopkins, SCJob$58–73K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Electrical and Controls Engineer supports design, optimization, and reliability of instrumentation, control, and electrical systems for manufacturing processes. The role is onsite at Westinghouse’s Columbia, South Carolina facility, working with the Design Engineering and Plant Modifications team on capital projects and plant modifications. The engineer supports projects from design through installation and startup, coordinating with designers, craft personnel, project teams, and plant groups.
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Full job description
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
About the role:
As an Electrical Instrumentation & Controls Engineer you will be a technical member responsible for the design, optimization, and reliability of instrumentation, control systems, and electrical systems supporting manufacturing processes.
You will report to the Facilities Manager – Electrical Engineering. This role will be an onsite role located at our Columbia, SC facility. You will work with our Design Engineering and Plant Modifications (DEPM) team. This team is a larger project engineering team that focuses on capital projects for plant modifications and longer-term replacement projects. This technical design team supports the plant planned modifications efforts to make the plant safer and more efficient.
Key Responsibilities:
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Support upgrade projects involving Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) and power activities.
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Implement planned plant modifications from the design phase through installation and startup.
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Perform engineering design and analysis and propose solutions to complex problems.
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Coordinate and direct the efforts of designers and craft personnel during implementation of projects.
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Work with the project management team to establish project timelines, budgets and scopes of work for the project vendors.
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Collaborate with the Mechanical Engineering team to provide detailed designs to support manufacturing projects.
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Support and work with other plant groups including Operations, Maintenance, Work Management and Reliability Engineering.
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Participate in hazard and safety analysis reviews.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
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Relevant course work in instrumentation, controls, and power systems
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Basic understanding of PLC programming languages and programming logic theory
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Related course work experience of electrical distribution systems and process control principles
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 $58,400 to $73,000 per year.
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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:
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Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
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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
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401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
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Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
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Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
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Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
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Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
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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:
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Safety and Quality
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Integrity and Trust
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Customer Focus and Innovation
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Speed and Passion to Win
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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.
Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
Get connected with Westinghouse on social media: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn| YouTube
How this job compares
Set against the 10,210 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$58–73K/yr
- South Carolina median$100–158K/yr66 salary ranges
- US median$105–165K/yr6,652 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $66K, is 48% below the South Carolina median midpoint ($126K) — in the lowest quarter of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in South Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 113 open Electrical Engineer jobs in South Carolina and 10,210 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
- CDM Smith14 open
- Jacobs9 open
- Sargent & Lundy8 open
- Experience
- Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (8,526 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,539 of the 10,210 open Electrical Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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