Reliability Engineer

On the heels of achieving 3X growth, Virginia Transformer is hiring to do it again!

We’re strategically building our team for the next 3X growth cycle — a phase that is both intense and incredibly rewarding. We’re highly selective about who joins us, because this journey isn’t for everyone.

If you have the drive, grit, and expertise to perform at a high level — and you want to grow your career 3X alongside the Company’s growth — we’d love to talk.

Apply below and let’s start the conversation.

Who We Are

Virginia Transformer is the largest U.S.-owned producer of power transformers in North America, and we’ve been able to grow the past 50-plus years through an unwavering focus on delivering for our customers. We’re more than 5,400 people strong and are known throughout the industry for being an engineering company that makes premium quality transformers in the shortest lead times.

As a privately held, organically growing company, we thrive on nimbleness, innovation, and tenacity.

Join Our Team

If you love the thrill of securing the U.S. electric grid, enabling all manufacturing in the country, and the energy of a fast-moving train — this is the place for you. We train hard, grow together, and lead with purpose. Every transformer we build is custom, every challenge unique, and every team member essential.

We’re looking for those ready to lead, fueled by commitment, and driven by impact. We are growing so fast that all our available roles are not yet posted, so let us know if you are interested and we will follow-up.

Job Title and Job Description

Reliability Engineer

Location: On-Site | Rincon, Georgia

Company: Virginia Transformer Corporation

About Virginia Transformer

Virginia Transformer Corporation (VTC) is one of the largest privately held power transformer manufacturers in North America. VTC supports critical power infrastructure through advanced manufacturing operations, with a strong focus on equipment reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across its facilities.

Position Summary

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for improving equipment reliability, availability, and lifecycle performance through structured data analysis, failure investigations, and optimization of maintenance strategies.

This role focuses on identifying chronic equipment issues, eliminating recurring failures, and improving long-term asset performance using proven reliability engineering methodologies and data-driven decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Reliability Engineering & Failure Analysis

• Conduct Root Cause and Data-Driven Engineering (RCDE) investigations and formal failure analyses.
• Identify chronic equipment issues and develop permanent corrective actions.
• Analyze equipment performance, maintenance history, and downtime events to identify reliability risks.

Maintenance Strategy Optimization

• Define, review, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies based on asset criticality and failure modes.
• Support condition-based maintenance programs using vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermography, and other predictive technologies.
• Partner with maintenance and engineering teams to ensure reliability strategies are executable and sustainable.

Asset Performance & Improvement Planning

• Develop reliability improvement plans for critical and high-risk assets.
• Support Single Point of Failure (SPOF) assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Provide engineering input into maintenance standards and best practices.

Capital Projects & Equipment Upgrades

• Support CAPEX initiatives related to equipment upgrades, redundancy, and reliability improvements.
• Provide technical justification and reliability analysis for equipment replacement or modification projects.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and maintenance during equipment installation and commissioning.

Metrics, KPIs & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and track reliability KPIs including MTBF, MTTR, availability, and downtime trends.
• Develop reports and dashboards to support reliability performance reviews.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing unplanned downtime and extending asset life.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related discipline).
• Experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, or equipment reliability within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting maintenance, downtime, and performance data.
• Working knowledge of preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance practices.
• Ability to lead root cause analysis and reliability improvement initiatives.

Preferred

• Experience in heavy manufacturing, electrical equipment, or transformer manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with reliability methodologies such as RCM, FMEA, RCDE, or Weibull analysis.
• Experience supporting predictive maintenance technologies (vibration, thermography, oil analysis).
• CMMS experience and working knowledge of reliability KPI reporting.
• Professional certifications (CMRP, CRE, Six Sigma) a plus.

Why Join Virginia Transformer

• High-impact role influencing equipment performance and plant reliability.
• Opportunity to lead long-term reliability improvements in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Stable, growth-oriented organization supporting critical power infrastructure.
• On-site role at Virginia Transformer’s Rincon, GA manufacturing facility.