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Sempra Infrastructure · 2 months ago

LNG Principal Instrument and Control Systems Operations Engineer

Houston, TX, 77056, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

Sempra Infrastructure is seeking a Principal Instrument and Control Systems Operations Engineer who will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the LNG Operations Service Team. This role involves providing technical expertise to operating facilities, troubleshooting control systems, and ensuring operational excellence throughout LNG assets.

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Responsibilities

Lead and provide expertise for all Instrument and Control Systems matters for the Owner. Serve as a technical ICS Engineer expert resource to operating facilities and Sempra Infrastructure management. Provide expertise in maintaining, upgrading, and improving the OTS. Observe and gauge operating facilities and provide unique insight and when necessary, develop and implement solutions to problems the facilities experience

Review, troubleshoot and develop strategies to manage a Historian and HMI systems

Evaluate review and troubleshoot complex architectures of DCS, PLC, and other control systems

Evaluate, review, and provide expertise in hazard detection systems, including fire and gas

Specify, troubleshoot, field devices interfacing with control systems, especially for rotating equipment including turbine systems

Evaluate, troubleshoot, recommend, and specify security access and monitoring systems, including intrusion detection, CCTV, gate access, visitor access, etc

Troubleshoot outlier events including spurious trips and alarms

Enable uninterrupted safety, reliability and production during software upgrade and patching by developing recommended practices and procedures to evaluate the work, the associated risks, and mitigating methods available, and properly relay those risks to plant management, observe and gauge operating facilities and provide unique insight and when necessary, develop and implement solutions to problems the facilities experience

Specify, troubleshoot, field devices interfacing with control systems, especially for rotating equipment including turbine systems, and troubleshoot outlier events including spurious trips and alarms

Provide technical training support for operations, including recommending upgrades and improvements to the OTS, and maintenance as related to ICS, telecommunications, security systems

Evaluate, troubleshoot, recommend, and specify security access and monitoring systems, including intrusion detection, CCTV, gate access, visitor access, etc

Review and audit P&IDs, hazard detection systems, complex architectures of DCS, PLC, instrument location plan, instrument hook-up, installation details, instrument index, logic diagrams, loop and wiring drawings, instrumentation datasheets, cause and effect diagrams, sizing calculations sheets, etc

Monitor and identify cybersecurity risks, understand UPS control system and their capabilities and failure mechanisms

Plan, implement and provide technical training support for operations and maintenance as related to ICS, telecommunications, security systems. Champion the adoption on Best Practices across operating facilities, including practical safe work practices including effective LOTO & MOC practices. Develop and manage scopes of work for technical studies

Assist in the development of Sempra Infrastructure LNG and associated assets. Participate on PHA teams

Perform other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties)

Qualification

DCS systemsPLC systemsHazard detection systemsTelecommunication systemsCCTV systemsUPS systemsTechnical trainingTroubleshootingProcess safetyCybersecurity

Required

Subject Matter Expert (SME) on LNG Operations Service Team

Ability to understand the integrated LNG liquefaction value chain

Expertise in DCS systems, PLC's, OTS and hazard mitigation strategies for process safety

Full knowledge of field equipment interface systems and their troubleshooting and maintenance

Experience with UPS systems, telecommunication systems, security access, CCTV, hazard detection and control systems

Ability to effectively share and communicate expertise to a diverse workforce

Lead and provide expertise for all Instrument and Control Systems matters

Provide expertise in maintaining, upgrading, and improving the OTS

Review, troubleshoot and develop strategies to manage a Historian and HMI systems

Evaluate, review and troubleshoot complex architectures of DCS, PLC, and other control systems

Evaluate, review, and provide expertise in hazard detection systems, including fire and gas

Specify, troubleshoot, field devices interfacing with control systems, especially for rotating equipment including turbine systems

Evaluate, troubleshoot, recommend, and specify security access and monitoring systems

Troubleshoot outlier events including spurious trips and alarms

Enable uninterrupted safety, reliability and production during software upgrade and patching

Provide technical training support for operations

Monitor and identify cybersecurity risks

Understand UPS control system and their capabilities and failure mechanisms

Plan, implement and provide technical training support for operations and maintenance as related to ICS, telecommunications, security systems

Champion the adoption on Best Practices across operating facilities

Develop and manage scopes of work for technical studies

Assist in the development of Sempra Infrastructure LNG and associated assets

Participate on PHA teams

Company

Sempra Infrastructure

Sempra develop, build, operate and invest in infrastructure critical to meet the world's energy and climate needs. It is a sub-organization of Sempra Energy.

Founded in 1998