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Senior Electronic Engineer ATC

**Date:** May 5, 2025

**Location:** Atlanta, GA, US, 30308

**Company:** Norfolk Southern Corp.

Requisition37264:B3 Analyst ATC System Verification

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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.

Primary Purpose:

Become an expert on Positive Train Control (PTC), Energy Management (EM) and related systems and rail operations to ensure modifications to the systems and applications are safe and reliable for implementation in the production rail environment.

Principal Duties:

• Develop and provide functional and technical expertise of the NS PTC and EM system components and implementation

• Create positive and negative test scenarios based on desired functional operation of the system in the rail environment

• Adhere to the NS test strategy and its execution for requirements traceability, regression testing, test case development, interoperable releases, testing automation, defect management and reporting, testing metrics, and scheduling

• Test, validate and verify software/hardware functionality, compatibility, and system integration components perform as specified and work with test team colleagues and vendors to resolve all test findings

• Highlights potential problems in software and escalates critical test findings according to department policy

• Work with systems engineering and operations center team members to understand field operation system behavior and defect characteristics

• Review requirement changes, maintain test procedures and ensure test records required by regulation are generated along with artifacts and test findings

• Support field testing activities, as needed

Job Related Experience:

Minimum Level: 2-5 years

Preferred Level: 6-10 years

Education:

Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree (BS)

Preferred Majors: Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology or Management

Technical Skills:

• MS Office 365

• Test case development

• Automation, agile methodology

• Lab environment and architecture

• Develop knowledge of Positive Train Control and Energy Management systems

• Develop knowledge of relevant NS Operating Rules and Practices

• Develop knowledge of train operations, train reporting and corresponding systems

• Develop knowledge of dispatch system functionality and corresponding systems

• Develop knowledge of Enterprise GIS database for rail track data

Skills and Abilities:

• You enjoy being part of a creative, dynamic, problem-solving team

• You have 1+ years of software testing, engineering, or relevant QA experience

• You bring a highly collaborative, supportive, and innovative approach to teamwork

• You possess strong critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills

• You seek opportunities for growth, improvement, and continuous progress

• You champion others through inclusive leadership that motivates and empowers team members

Career Path:

• Predecessor Jobs: Business process engineer, rail operations manager, quality assurance analyst, test engineer, etc.

• Future Jobs: Analyst ATC Operations Center, Analyst ATC System Engineering & Safety, Manager ATC System Verification, Manager Systems Development, etc.

Work Environment:

+ Advanced Train Control Department

+ Environment: Hybrid

+ Shift Work: No

+ On-Call: rarely

+ Weekend Work: rarely

+ Travel Required: rare, but possible for field testing

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.