Engineer, Production
About The Position
Venture Global LNG is seeking a Production Engineer to join their Production Excellence team in Arlington, VA. This role supports the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of their LNG liquefaction facility. The position combines production engineering expertise with digital tools to optimize and monitor plant performance in real-time. Responsibilities include ensuring operational compliance, safe and reliable delivery of production volumes, and leveraging data to improve operations. The ideal candidate has experience in LNG or hydrocarbon processing, a strong understanding of process fundamentals, and a passion for data-driven operational improvements. This is a fast-paced environment that requires drive, enthusiasm, and a willingness to learn and grow rapidly. The successful candidate will collaborate with various teams, including Gas Supply, operations, engineering, Commercial Operations, business intelligence, data engineering, and machine learning specialists, to develop user-friendly tools for performance enhancement and insight generation from production systems. Additional duties may involve process modeling and simulation for plant performance analysis, production optimization, and supporting real-time and long-term operational decisions.
Requirements
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Chemical, Process or Mechanical Engineering discipline is highly desired; however, candidates possessing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Process or Mechanical Engineering with demonstrable success improving LNG plant operations using data, analytics, or automation are encouraged to apply
- Minimum 3 years of production or process engineering experience in LNG
- Demonstrated success improving plant operations using data, analytics, or automation
- Working knowledge of production systems, control room operations, and key process equipment (e.g., heat exchangers, compressors, refrigeration systems)
- Familiarity with data and reporting tools such as Excel, Power BI, or SAC; experience with Python or SQL is a plus but not required
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical teams
- High level of energy and motivation to excel within the organization
- Goes above and beyond and takes initiative
Nice To Haves
- Experience working alongside BI, data engineering, or IT teams on analytics or digitalization projects
- Exposure to commissioning or troubleshooting of cryogenic or liquefaction systems
- Understanding of cloud-based tools such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks, or Data Lakes (training can be provided)
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and adapting to evolving operational needs
Responsibilities
- Help develop tools that track and improve LNG production performance, including dashboards, automated reports, and alerts
- Translate operating data into actionable insights that improve plant reliability, availability, and throughput
- Automate the Analysis of production trends, loss events, and deviation from expected performance; support investigations (e.g., RCAs) and mitigation planning
- Identify opportunities to automate manual tracking and reporting processes, improving accuracy and timeliness of information
- Analyze plant data and model outputs to identify optimization opportunities and troubleshoot operational issues
- Assist in evaluating the impact of process changes, debottlenecking studies and efficiency improvements
- Collaborate with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and BI Developers to ensure accurate data flows and fit-for-purpose dashboards
- Provide insights and technical input to the annual delivery plan, production forecasts, and ongoing performance reviews
- Share learnings across teams and contribute to standardizing best practices across facilities
- Travel to all our Louisiana LNG Facilities as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
