Job Description

Requisition 38045: B4 - Automation Engineer - Crane Reliability

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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:

Directs, supports, and participates in activities associated with maintaining and improving intermodal lift equipment to provide safe, efficient, economical and reliable equipment to support intermodal operations.

Principal Duties:
-Establishes and oversees NS’ intermodal assets maintenance policies and compliance system wide

-Analyzes, supports and improves NS’ equipment reliability and availability

-Provides technical expertise to enable prompt return of equipment to service

-Manages issues related to electrical, control, hydraulic and mechanical systems

-Identifies machine improvement opportunities and implements solutions

-Acts as subject matter expert on intermodal equipment

-Maintains and updates electronic work order system

-Leads or assists troubleshooting remotely and on-site

-Develops and establishes alternative solutions

-Establishes working relationships

-Performs terminal audits and inspections

-Provides technical training as needed
-Position requires seven day a week responsibility, emergency call-outs, and frequent overnight travel when assistance for troubleshooting is required

Job-Related Experience:

• Minimum Level: 7 years
• Preferred Level: 10+ years

Education:
Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree (BS)

Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Licenses / Certifications:

Required: None listed

Skills and Abilities:

-Extensive working knowledge of electrical and control systems

-Understanding of system automation and industrial control systems including software logics and hardware

-Working knowledge of diesel engines, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems and mechanical systems

-Hands-on experience with troubleshooting electric drives, motors and sensors

-Understanding technical schematics

-Exceptional troubleshooting skills

-Working knowledge of maintenance planning

-Working knowledge maintenance software

-Extensive hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing heavy/off-road equipment

-Experience with providing technical training

-Strong leadership

-Time management

-Planning and organization

-Verbal and written communication
-MS Office Suite

Career Path:
Future Jobs:
- Group Manager Intermodal Maintenance

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.