Senior LNG Controls Engineer – DCS​/SIS Expert

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Controls Systems Engineer – LNG Operations Position Overview A leading LNG operator is seeking an experienced Control Systems Engineer to support operations and project activities at its LNG facility in Corpus Christi, Texas. This is a long-term contract opportunity supporting plant operations, system reliability, maintenance initiatives, troubleshooting, and capital project execution within a complex industrial environment. The ideal candidate will have strong experience supporting distributed control systems (DCS), process control applications, and instrumentation systems within LNG, oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, or power generation facilities.

Experience with Yokogawa systems and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS/SIF) is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for process control systems, automation systems, and plant instrumentation across LNG operations.

• Support the maintenance, troubleshooting, configuration, and optimization of Yokogawa DCS and associated control systems.

• Assist operations and maintenance teams in resolving control system and instrumentation issues impacting plant reliability and performance.

• Support alarm management, loop tuning, control strategy improvements, and process optimization initiatives.

• Participate in plant startups, shutdowns, commissioning, and turnaround activities as required.
• Develop and modify control narratives, logic diagrams, cause-and-effect documentation, and

functional specifications.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) processes related to control system modifications and

upgrades.
• Interface with operations, maintenance, process engineering, reliability, and project teams to

support safe and efficient plant operations.
• Support Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF), and functional

safety lifecycle activities.
• Review and troubleshoot field instrumentation including transmitters, analyzers, valves, and

associated control devices.
• Provide technical input for capital projects, control system upgrades, and system integration

activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, site procedures, and regulatory

requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering discipline required.

• Minimum 5+ years of controls engineering experience within LNG, oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, or industrial process facilities.

• Hands-on experience supporting Yokogawa DCS platforms.
• Experience supporting Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS/SIF) and functional safety applications.

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• Strong understanding of industrial process control systems, instrumentation, and automation technologies.

• Experience troubleshooting and supporting plant control systems in an operating facility environment.

• Ability to read and interpret: o P&IDs o Control narratives o Loop diagrams o Cause & effect diagrams o Logic diagrams

• Familiarity with MOC processes and plant operational procedures.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior LNG operating facility experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with commissioning, startup, and plant optimization activities.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity practices related to industrial control systems.
• Familiarity with PLC systems, HMI platforms, and historian applications.
• Functional Safety certification or SIS lifecycle experience preferred.
• Experience supporting brownfield projects and live operating facilities.

Work Environment

• Long-term contract assignment supporting an operating LNG facility in Corpus Christi, Texas.
• Primarily site-based role with collaboration across operations, maintenance, and engineering

teams.
• Must be able to work in an industrial plant environment and support occasional after-hours or

turnaround activities as needed.

Compensation & Benefits Competitive hourly compensation offered commensurate with experience. Per diem and travel assistance may be available for qualified non-local candidates depending on assignment requirements.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands…