NOF Technical Manager Agentic AI

Norfolk Southern Corporation; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk Southern Corporation is seeking a Technical Manager Agentic AI in Atlanta, GA. The role leads AI initiatives from problem formulation through productionization, developing computer vision solutions and coordinating with business stakeholders and vendors.

You will provide technical leadership to junior team members, contribute to hiring and evaluations, ensure governance, and communicate results to senior management. Telecommuting to the office aligns with NSC's hybrid policy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, or related field (equivalent foreign degrees accepted).
• Minimum 1 year of experience developing deep learning models.
• Experience with Python and deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch).
• Experience applying deep learning to image processing (semantic segmentation, object detection, classification).
• Familiarity with camera tech and CNN architectures; ability to work weekends/on-call if needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI initiatives from problem formulation to productionization and governance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members; participate in hiring and evaluations.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and external vendors to define high-impact AI use cases.
• Develop production-ready code and ensure timely delivery of high-quality AI solutions.
• Architect novel computer vision solutions and oversee model development life-cycle from requirements to post-production support.
• Coordinate integration of AI models with existing applications and communicate results to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Problem formulation

Team mentorship

Python

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/ML

Tools

TensorFlow

Keras

PyTorch

OpenCV

scikit-image

YOLO

VGG16

ResNet

MobileNet

Job description

Requisition 40484: NOF Technical Manager Agentic AI

Job Description

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APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATION

An application for permanent labor certification for the position described below will be filed by Norfolk Southern Corporation with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Job Title: Technical Manager Agentic AI

Norfolk Southern Corporation seeks a Technical Manager Agentic AI based in Atlanta, Georgia. This position will be responsible for leading AI initiatives from problem formulation through productionization, including model design, deployment, governance, and performance monitoring. This position will be responsible for developing novel computer vision and applied AI solutions, coordinating with business stakeholders, external vendors, and application development teams. This position will provide technical leadership to junior team members, support hiring and evaluation efforts, and communicate results to colleagues, business partners, and senior management. This individual will be required to telecommute to the office in alignment with Norfolk Southern's office/remote - hybrid work policy.

Job Duties

• Independently lead NSIQ initiatives from problem formulation through productionization, including governance, KPI design, model deployment, and ongoing performance monitoring, while ensuring alignment with business outcomes.
• Provides consistent guidance to junior scientists, contributes to hiring and evaluation processes, and elevates overall team capability through knowledge sharing and technical leadership.
• Effectively partners with business stakeholders and external vendors to define high-impact use cases, communicate results to senior leadership, and ensure successful integration of AI solutions into production systems.
• Consistently delivers high-quality solutions on time in a highly competitive and specialized technical field.
• Serves as a leading expert in computer vision and applied AI, architecting novel solutions (including non-traditional datasets and approaches) and acting as the primary driver behind key models and capabilities.
• Design, develop, and implement novel computer vision algorithms for unique use cases.
• Design and build novel custom CNN architectures.
• Evaluate accuracy and quality of the designed models as well as data sources.
• Stay up to date with the latest models and changes in the technology.
• Design and develop production ready code.
• Communicate results and implications to colleagues and business partners.
• Coordinate with application development teams to integrate developed models with existing applications.
• Manage the complete model development life-cycle from requirements gathering to post-production support.
• Communicate results to colleagues, business partners, and senior management.
• Provide guidance to junior team members and oversee targeted research and team projects.
• Lead hiring efforts and candidate evaluation.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related, relevant field (equivalent foreign degrees accepted).
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Computer Scientist, Data Scientist, Research Scientist, and/or Machine Learning Scientist developing deep learning models. This experience must include at least one (1) year of experience:
• Developing solutions in Python;
• Utilizing TensorFlow, Keras, and/or PyTorch;
• Applying deep learning to image processing, including semantic segmentation, object detection, and classification;
• Working with various camera technologies, such as area scan and line scan cameras;
• Utilizing CNN architectures, such as VGG16, ResNet, MobileNet, and YOLO; and
• Applying traditional image processing techniques using OpenCV and skimage.
• Must be able to work weekends and on-call as necessary.

Location of Employment

650 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30308

Salary: $190,000 to $240,000 per year

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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.