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Norfolk Southern has co-operative education opportunities for individuals with a desire for excellence. Norfolk Southern is a Fortune 500 company, a Fortune 100 transportation company, and was named as one of the 50 most admired corporations in America by FORTUNE MAGAZINE. Norfolk Southern is a Virginia based holding company that employs approximately 28,000 people. Primarily in the railroad freight business, Norfolk Southern Corporation controls Norfolk Southern Railway, and Pocahontas Land Development Corporation. The railroad system lines extend through 22 states primarily in the Southeast, Midwest, and the Province of Ontario, Canada.
Vision: Be the safest, most customer-focused and successful transportation company in the world
| Level | Month | Annual |
| Freshman | $1920 | $23,040 |
| Sophomore | $2125 | $25,500 |
| Junior | $2335 | $28,020 |
| Senior | $2545 | $30,540 |
| Graduate | $2835 | $34,020 |
| Location: | 1200 W. Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA |
| Work Period: | Spring and Summer or Summer and Fall (NO SUMMER ONLY POSITIONS) |
| Hours: | Monday through Friday; generally 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Reports To: | Assistant Director - Industrial Engineering |
Education: Pursuing Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from an accredited university. The candidate must be enrolled during the semester in which he/she is employed. Undergraduates must have attained Junior or Senior status to be considered for position.
Experience: Prefer candidates with practical IE experience. SQL, Arena, FlexSim, Windows Office/2000/NT/XP, Minitab, Visio, C++, and Visual Basic (VB) would be helpful.
Requirements: Strong analytical skills. Aptitude for problem solving. Background in applied probability theory and/or statistics. High degree of computer literacy.
Responsibilities: Intern will assist with industrial engineering studies, both in the office and in the field. Intern will assist IE's with data collection by performing interviews and direct observations and/or mining various systems. Intern will assist IE's map complex business processes. Intern will assist with data analysis using Minitab or other statistical analysis software. Intern will also assist IE's in preparing presentations and technical reports.
Intern will assist IE's with rail network simulation projects using Rail Traffic Controller (RTC) to model rail operations and evaluate infrastructure proposals. Intern will assist with RTC network generation and train data collection and analysis. Intern will also assist in analysis of internal and external customer business processes using Arena, FlexSim or other simulation software to model and evaluate process improvements.
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Interested students must be registered with their school's Co-Operative Education Program. Students should email careers@nscorp.com
Norfolk Southern is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.