Staff Engineer, Reliability

Venture Global LNG; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Global LNG in Houston is seeking a Staff Engineer – Reliability to lead RAM modeling, reliability assessments, and ECA workshops. The role supports LNG plant reliability, requiring data collection, analysis, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering teams.

Responsibilities include RAM modeling, ECA workshops, and reporting; travel to LNG plants in Louisiana for field validation and data gathering. A strong background in reliability tools and CMMS (SAP) is preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in process industries.
• Reliability Certification (e.g., CMRP, ASQ CRE) desirable.
• Strong hands-on RAM modeling and reliability analysis experience.
• Knowledge of RAM tools such as DNV MAROS, Relyence, Weibull.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems (SAP preferred) and data handling tools.

Responsibilities

• Support Equipment Criticality Analysis (ECA) workshops with cross-functional teams.
• Develop and run RAM models for LNG plants in MAROS or similar software.
• Assess design and operation scenarios (redundancy, spares, maintenance strategies).
• Translate RAM outputs into business-impact insights and reports.
• Travel to LNG sites in Louisiana for data collection and validation.

Skills

RAM modeling

Reliability analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Tools

DNV MAROS

Relyence

Weibull

SAP

Excel

Power BI

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.

Staff Engineer, Reliability

Location: Houston

Summary

We are seeking a high-performing Staff Engineer – Reliability with strong expertise in RAM (Reliability, Availability & Maintainability) modeling, reliability assessments and Equipment Criticality Analysis (ECA) to join our Reliability team supporting LNG operations. This role will focus on performing RAM and Ad-hoc Reliability studies, supporting in Equipment Criticality Analysis workshops and report development and reliability data collection. The position requires periodic travel to our two operational LNG Plants in Louisiana.

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

• Support Equipment Criticality Analysis (ECA):
• Review P&IDs, equipment datasheets, and process information.
• Support and co-facilitate ECA workshops with cross-functional teams at LNG plants.
• Assist in consolidation of criticalities from ECA workshops and Process Safety reports, post-population of criticality rankings, and report development.
• RAM Modeling & Simulation
• Extract equipment and maintenance data from engineering documents and databases.
• Develop and run RAM models for LNG Plants in DNV MAROS or similar software.
• Evaluate design and operational scenarios (redundancy, spares, maintenance strategies).
• Translate model outputs into business-impact insights.
• General Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and process alignment.
• Support Ad-hoc reliability assessments and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Travel to LNG sites in Louisiana as required for data collection, workshops, and field validation.

Qualifications

Required experience

• 8+ years of relevant experience in process industries.
• Reliability Certification is desirable (e.g. CMRP, ASQ CRE).
• Strong hands-on experience in RAM modeling and reliability analysis.
• Strong hands-on experience in Reliability tools (e.g., DNV Maros, Relyence, Weibull)
• Knowledge of standards like IEEE 762, ISO 14224, or ISO 20815.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems (SAP preferred) and data handling tools (Excel, Power BI, etc.).
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication skills and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Experience

• A
• B

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering, or a related discipline.

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.