Systems Engineer

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Date: Jan 20, 2025

Location: Atlanta, GA, US, 30308

Company: Norfolk Southern Corp.

Requisition 38205: B4 Systems Engineer 

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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail.  As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

Job Description

 

Primary Purpose: 
Provides oversight and handling of the ~56K NS owned and leased freight cars. Assists in the disposition of all bad-ordered NS freight cars on system and foreign lines, as well as foreign cars bad-ordered on NS lines. Work with Fleet to manage b/o’s at contact shops.  
 
Principal Duties: 

  • Provides oversight for the scheduled maintenance and repairs of unit, ballast, rail and other special trains that are operating across the system. Also, works with field locations to oversee the car programs at NS and contract shops.
  • Works closely with the Mechanical Department, Car Distribution to develop and implement procedures to move bad-ordered cars safely and efficiently to home shops and contract shops. 
  • Assists in ensuring current repair, modification, retirement, and lease turn-back programs are completed on a timely basis, with an emphasis on reducing transportation cost and out of service time. 
  • Coordinates with other railroads and car owner disposition of their cars when bad ordered on NS lines. 
  • Reviews contract shop repair estimates for accuracy, including lease returns and rebuttal billing  
  • Reviews Joint Inspection Certificates (JIC) for endorsement in settling damage claims 
  • Review freight Invoicing
  • Represent NS on Damaged Defective Ccar Tracking & AAR Arbitration Rules Committees  

 
 
Job Related Experience: 

  • Minimum Level:  3 - 5 year 
  • Preferred Level:  5 - 10 years 

 
Education: 

  •    Preferred Level:  Not specified 
  •    Preferred Majors:  None listed 

 
Licenses / Certifications: 

  •    Required:  None listed 
  •    Preferred:  None listed 

 
Technical Skills: 

  • MS Excel/Spreadsheets 
  • MS Access/Database Development 
  • MS Outlook 
  • TYES 

 
Skills and Abilities: 

  • Communication Skills 
  • Planning and Organizing 
  • Decision Making 
  • Carefulness with Details 
  • Customer Service 

 
Career Path: 
Predecessor Jobs:

  • Supervisor Car Maintenance
  • General Supervisor
  • Senior General Supervisor  

 
 Future Jobs: 

  • Manager Car Maintenance  
  • Senior General Supervisor 

Work Conditions

  • Environment: Office/Hybrid 
  • Shift Work: No 
  • On-Call: Yes 
  • Weekend Work: No 
  • Travel Required: 0 - 5 Days per Month 

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.

 

At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

 

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.

 


Nearest Major Market: Atlanta