Principal Engineer, Instrument & Controls

Venture Global LNG; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Global LNG is seeking a Principal Instrument and Control System Engineer to join our project team in Houston, TX. The role focuses on ensuring safe, reliable operation of plant instrumentation and control systems with minimal downtime.

This is a full-time, in-office position located in Downtown Houston and reports to the Director of Instrumentations and Controls. The ideal candidate has 15+ years of experience with DCS, safety systems, field instrumentation, and PLCs, and will contribute

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of instrumentation and control experience.
• Experience with major DCS, PLCs, and safety systems.
• Strong understanding of OT networks, cybersecurity, and instrumentation practises.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME support for instrument and controls design, installation, commissioning, and operation.
• Troubleshoot controls logic and communications issues.
• Participate in cause-and-effect checks and complex loop analyses.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Chemical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering

Tools

Mark VIe

Yokogawa

HIMA

Allen Bradley

Siemens

Emerson/GE

OT Networks

Firewalls & Cyber Security

Field Instrumentation

Pressure/Temperature/Level/Flow

Control Valves/Shutdown Valves

Gas Chromatographs

Flow Metering Systems

4-20mA/Hart/ProfiBus

Alarm Management Systems

Job description

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long‑term, low‑cost provider of American‑produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s Louisiana‑based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long‑term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid‑scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

Principal Engineer, Instrument & Controls

Located

Houston

Summary

We are seeking an Principal Instrument and Control System Engineer to join our project team in Houston, Texas. This role will be part of the team responsible for ensuring that the Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems operate as per design, in a safe and reliable manner with minimal downtime. This role will report to the Director of Instrumentations and Controls. This is a full time Monday - Friday in‑office position. We are located in Downtown Houston.

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

• Apply technical expertise to support design, installation, commissioning, and operation of instrument and controls systems as subject matter expert.
• Troubleshoot and solve controls logic and communication issues.
• Participate in check out of cause and effects, complex loops, etc.

Qualifications

Required experience

• Minimum 15 year’s experience working with instrumentation and control systems.
• Experience with:
• Plant Instrumented Control and Safety Systems (e.g. Distributed Control Systems (Mark VIe & Yokogawa), Safety Systems (Mark VIe, Yokogawa, HIMA), Fire and Gas Systems, and Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Emerson/GE, etc.)
• Operational Technology Networks, Firewalls and Cyber Security
• Field Instrumentation for process measurement (e.g. Pressure, Temperature, Level, Flow, etc.) Control Valves, Shutdown Valves (Air, Gas, and Motor Operated), Analyzers (H2S, Moisture, etc.) Gas Chromatographs, Flow Metering Systems (Ultrasonic, Coriolis, Differential Pressure, etc.) and their transmission systems (e.g. 4-20mA, Hart, ProfiBus, etc.)
• Alarm Management Systems including Management of Alarm databases and audits against Operating systems

Preferred Experience

• Experience in LNG liquefaction facilities

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Chemical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering, preferably with specialization in Process Control, Control systems, and Instrumentation.

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.