Company: Norfolk Southern is one of the nation's premier transportation companies specializing in freight railroading. We operate approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serve every major container port in the eastern United States, and provide efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern has the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a major transporter of coal and industrial products.
We are a team of more than 28,000 employees working together to maintain our reputation as "The Thoroughbred of Transportation". As an industry leader, Norfolk Southern offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. Work Conditions: Job Description: Duties & Responsibilities: We are recruiting 2 types of candidates with different responsibilities.
(1) Operations Research Candidates: Candidates with educational training in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research and other related engineering majors will assist the Operations Research group with building new optimization models, enhancing the existing mathematical models, and conducting data analyses. Skills: Some basic programming skill in Java or C++ is a plus. Master or Ph.D. students are preferred.
(2) Computer Science Candidates: Candidates with educational training in Computer Science or related fields will assist the development of decision support software (DSS) to improve assets utilization and to reduce operating cost. The application front end uses technologies ranging from HTML, java scripts, CSS, Flex, and Swing. The application back end uses technologies ranging from Struts, Spring, Hibernate, JDBC, etc running on Weblogic, TOMCAT, and IIS application servers. Skills: Proficiency in Java or C++ is required.
Majors Preferred: Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Management Science, Statistics, and other related areas. Candidates should have at least a 3.0/4.0 GPA overall.
Location: Norfolk Southern Corporation 1200 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA 30309
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
