Control Systems Engineer

Houston, Texas, United States

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reference
Job reference 1281623
location
Location Houston, Texas, United States
sector
Sector Energy - Oil & Gas
function
Function Engineering & Design
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published October 8, 2026

Job Title:

Control Systems Engineer


Duration:

2-year contract


Schedule:

9/80 schedule


Location:

Houston, TX

This opportunity sits within a multi-discipline Core Engineering Team providing engineering and construction oversight during the FEED and EPC phases of base load natural gas liquefaction and LNG export plant projects. The role focuses on delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective control system solutions across distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, fire and gas detection systems, communication systems, safety systems, and process control systems. This position offers exposure to complex project delivery, design review, construction monitoring, startup, and commissioning activities in a highly technical project environment.

Required Experience:

  • Experience overseeing control system design and delivery for projects to ensure systems are safe, reliable, and cost-effective to build, operate, and maintain

  • Experience within FEED and EPC project phases in an engineering and construction environment

  • Experience with base load natural gas liquefaction or LNG export plant projects

  • Experience supporting construction, startup, and commissioning activities

  • Experience participating in process hazard analysis, HAZOPs, and other formal hazard assessments

  • Experience managing design changes through a management of change process for instrumentation, controls, communication, safety protection systems, and plant modifications

Required Skills:

  • Strong familiarity with standard industry control system designs and practices

  • Technical knowledge of distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, fire and gas detection systems, communication systems, safety systems, and process control systems

  • Ability to review and comment on basis of design documents, design criteria, design philosophies, project specifications, drawings, data sheets, and related design documentation

  • Ability to provide engineering design recommendations and monitor contractor and subcontractor compliance with applicable design codes, standards, regulations, and guides

  • Ability to assess instrumentation and controls drawings and specifications for acceptability, compliance, and optimization opportunities

  • Strong commitment to safety and awareness of applicable controls and instrumentation industry codes and standards

  • Ability to respond to technical queries and formal requests for information and verify final design documents are ready for project turnover

  • Ability to support training for operations and maintenance personnel on newly implemented technologies

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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