Engineer, Production

Position Overview

Venture Global LNG is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. We are seeking a Production Engineer to join our Production Excellence team in our Arlington, VA office. Reporting to the Senior Vice-President, Production Excellence, this role is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of our LNG liquefaction facility. The successful candidate will leverage deep production engineering expertise along with digital tools to optimize plant performance, drive actionable insights from operating data, and support both day-to-day operations and long-term decision making. Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop tools to track and improve LNG production performance, including dashboards, automated reports, and alerts.
• Translate operating data into actionable insights that enhance plant reliability, availability, and throughput.
• Automate analysis of production trends, loss events, and deviations from expected performance; support investigations (e.g., RCAs) and mitigation planning.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual tracking and reporting processes, improving accuracy and timeliness.
• 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 to standardize best practices across facilities.
• Travel to Louisiana LNG Facilities as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of production or process engineering experience in LNG.
• Proven success in 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.
• 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.
• A proactive approach with a willingness to go above and beyond.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with 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).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to evolving operational needs.