BNSF Careers – Operations Research Specialist

Job Description:

BNSF Railway is one of North America’s leading freight transportation companies, with a rail network of 32,500 route miles in 28 states and three Canadian provinces, and employs approximately 35,000 people. BNSF is one of the top transporters of the products and materials that help feed, clothe, supply and power communities throughout America and the world. BNSF moves those goods more safely and efficiently, on significantly less fuel, with fewer emissions than the all-highway alternative.

Job Responsibilities:

This is a Staff Auditor position responsible for execution of analysis and testing as part of the internal audit process at BNSF.

• Design and Develop applications/tools for decision support systems to help solve business problems
• Collaborating with various Business and Technology Services teams on solution design, development and integration as part of the solution implementation
• Working with end-users to validate and enhance the tools
• Staying abreast of the advances in analytical techniques, including open source libraries
• Preparing strategic insights and provide consulting services
• Applying operations research methodologies including linear, integer and network programming to formulate, develop, and implement complex mathematical models
• Understanding existing data structures and IT processes and using data-manipulation techniques and tools to derive insights from large volumes of data

Job Requirements:

• Ability to manipulate and extract information from very large, complex data sets
• Ability to identify underlying problems and appropriate techniques for solving them
• Strong programming skills in an object-oriented programming language, such as Python, Java, C++, or VB.Net
• Familiar with commercial solver software, such as CPLEX, FICO, Gurobi, ProMod or Anylogic or Frontline Solver; expertise required for Sr. level
• Master’s degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field; PhD preferred for
• Sr. level or Masters with related experience
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Practical experience applying quantitative techniques to solve real-world problems

Job Details:

Company: BNSF Railway

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Springfield, MO, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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