Control Systems Engineer

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.

• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 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.
• 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:
  • P&IDs
  • Control narratives
  • Loop diagrams
  • Cause & effect diagrams
  • Logic diagrams
• Familiarity with MOC processes and plant operational procedures.
• Strong communication and problem‑solving skills.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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