Signal Engineer- Atlanta, GAApply now »Date: May 3, 2024Location: Atlanta, GA, US, 30308Company: Norfolk Southern Corp.Requisition37486:B3 Signal Engineer- Atlanta, GAA resume helps you stand out to hiring managers and recruiters; your resume communicates your experience and your brand. While it is not required, we encourage you to include an up-to-date resume along with a completed job application to give you the best opportunity to be considered. A complete resume helps us to better understand your unique background, relevant experiences, and passions. We look forward to learning about you.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 DescriptionPrimary Purpose:Provides complete design and engineering for assigned signal projects, automatic signals, interlockings, grade crossing warning systems, defect detectors, classification yards, and any other needed items.Principal Duties:
Designs circuit and integrated systems for signal projects assigned to provide the basic ingredient required to accomplish the signal engineering function.
Prepares accurate cost and time estimates for various proposed projects to provide management with information needed to help determine the viability of the projects under consideration.
Prepares detailed material lists, specifications, ordering references, and requisitions for procurement of material and equipment.
Provides engineering support to field forces as needed to troubleshoot difficult trouble and to restore facilities damaged by derailments, the elements, outsiders, and any other causes.
Job Related Experience:Minimum Level: 1-2 years Preferred Level: 3-5 yearsEducation:Preferred Level: Associate's Degree (AS)Preferred Majors:
Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Engineering - Electronics Engineering
Licenses / Certifications: Required: None listed Preferred: None listedTechnical Skills:
Computer Aided Design
MS Outlook
MS Excel/Spreadsheets
MS Word/Word Processing
Skills and Abilities:
Communication Skills
Planning and Organizing
Decision Making
Time Management
Analyzing Problems
Career Path:Predecessor Jobs:
Supervisor C&S
Future Jobs:
Senior Signal Engineer
Senior Electronic Engineer
Work ConditionsEnvironment: OfficeShift Work: NoOn-Call: YesWeekend Work: YesTravel Required: 0 - 2 Days per Month,Company OverviewSince 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.