Principal Engineer, Instrument & Controls
Venture Global LNG
Houston, TX · Posted September 17, 2026
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About the job
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.
We are seeking qualified applicants for the position: 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.
The 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.