Senior Engineer, Production

Venture Global LNG•Arlington, VA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s two 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 a Production Engineer to join our Production Excellence team in our Arlington, VA office. The Production Engineer will report to the Principal Production Engineer, Production Excellence and will be supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of our LNG liquefaction facility. This role blends deep production engineering knowledge with a growing suite of digital tools to optimize and monitor plant performance in real-time, along with additional responsibilities for ensuring plant operations remain program compliant and that the production volumes are delivered in a safe and reliable manner. The ideal candidate brings experience in LNG or hydrocarbon processing, a strong grasp of process fundamentals, and a passion for using data to improve operations. This is a fast-paced environment requiring drive, enthusiasm, willingness to learn and grow rapidly. The successful candidate will work alongside operations and engineering teams as well as collaborate with business intelligence, data engineering, and machine learning specialists in IT —to build user-friendly tools that drive performance and unlock insights from our production systems. Other elements may involve process modeling and simulation to understand plant performance, optimize production, and support day-to-day application of plant models while contributing to real-time operational decisions and supporting long-term/high impact decision making.

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
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, process modeling tools such as Unisim or HYSYS, 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
Ability to incorporate feedback, learn, and grow
Comfortable managing multiple priorities and adapting to evolving operational needs

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

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
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
Identify opportunities to automate manual tracking and reporting processes, improving accuracy and timeliness of information
Share learnings across teams and contribute to standardizing best practices across facilities
Travel to all our Louisiana LNG Facilities as needed