PALNG Sr DCS Engineer

Primary Purpose Provides advanced engineering expertise to design, optimize, and integrate complex systems across multiple disciplines. Leads technical reviews, ensures compliance with industry standards, and delivers innovative solutions that improve operational performance and sustainability.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides engineering guidance to technicians and operators for troubleshooting and maintenance activities.
• Creates construction cost projections and evaluates the technical effort requirements for projects.
• Contributes to implementing maintenance strategies to minimize equipment failures and downtime.
• Identifies potential hazards and develops mitigation strategies.
• Ensures cost‑effective procurement of engineering materials and services.
• Contributes to creating engineering procedures to enhance efficiency and consistency.
• Identifies opportunities to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Lead configuration, programming, testing, and maintenance of the plant DCS (e.g., Emerson DeltaV, or equivalent).
• Develop and optimize control narratives, logic diagrams, HMI graphics, process alarms, and system architecture documentation.
• Implement advanced control strategies (APC), sequence controls, and interlocks to improve plant performance and reliability.
• Maintain cybersecurity best practices for control systems and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Engineering Design – A series of steps that engineers follow to find a solution to a problem.
• Troubleshooting – The systematic process of diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, or network issues to restore normal operation.
• Data Analysis – Measuring and managing organization data, identifying methodological best practices, and conducting statistical analyses.
• Equipment Maintenance & Repair – Keeping equipment reliably operational.
• Engineering Blueprint/Schematics Interpretation – Reading engineering drawings and understanding the information they convey.
• Root Cause Analysis – The process of discovering the root causes of problems to identify appropriate solutions.
• Regulatory Compliance – Ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines, and specifications.
• Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Management – Systematic approach to maintain health and safety and protect the environment.
• Project/Program Management – Leading team work to achieve goals and meet success criteria within time.
• Asset Management – Systematic process of developing, operating, maintaining, upgrading, and disposing of assets cost‑effectively.

Education

• Typically requires a 4‑year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Experience

• Typically requires 8 years of related experience.
• 8–12+ years of experience in process automation, controls engineering, or DCS engineering in the LNG, petrochemical, refining, or gas processing industry.
• 5+ years of strong proficiency with at least one major DCS platform (Emerson DeltaV, ABB, etc.).
• 5+ years experience with cryogenic process control, compressor control, gas turbine integration, and safety systems.
• 5+ years experience with industry standards: ISA S88/S95, IEC 61508/61511, API, NFPA, and relevant LNG regulations.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Engineering Design – A series of steps that engineers follow to find a solution to a problem.
• Troubleshooting – Systematic process to diagnose and resolve issues.
• Data Analysis – Measuring and managing data, identifying best practices, and conducting analyses.
• Equipment Maintenance & Repair – Routine upkeep and corrective repair.
• Engineering Blueprint/Schematics Interpretation – Reading drawings.
• Root Cause Analysis – Identifying underlying causes of problems.
• Regulatory Compliance – Adhering to laws, regulations, guidelines, and specifications.
• Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Management – Maintaining health, safety, and environmental protection.
• Project/Program Management – Leading teams to achieve goals on schedule.
• Asset Management – Developing, operating, maintaining, upgrading, and disposing of assets cost‑effectively.

HYBRID:
Work a combination of onsite and remote days each week, typically 4 days per week onsite.

Full-time

Sempra Infrastructure offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond base salary. This position is eligible for an annual performance‑based incentive (bonus) as well as merit‑based recognition. Company benefits include health and welfare (medical, dental, vision), employer contributions to retirement benefits, life insurance, paid time off, and other company offerings such as tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, and employee assistance programs.

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