Land Cable Design Engineer

Land High Voltage Cable System Engineer

ONBOARDING YOU TO THE COMPANY

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. In ‘Power Transmission business Group’, this means delivering the world’s longest and most complex HV subsea and land cable systems to connect nations and drive the global energy transition. We deliver EPCI turnkey projects anywhere in the world. This means we have the best tools, equipment and people with competence and skillset to produce, install and service those cables.

CHOOSING NEXANS

At Nexans, your work powers the global transition to renewable energy. We offer meaningful careers with purpose, backed by over a century of expertise in electrification. You’ll benefit from international mobility, strong development programs, and a culture that values inclusion, innovation, and wellbeing. Join us to electrify the future!

WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM

Within the ‘Power Transmission Business group’, the Land Cable System Engineering Department is responsible to design the Land part of the combined Subsea and Land High Voltage :

• Interconnections between two countries or
• Link to an Offshore Windfarm.

This Department is hiring a ‘Land High Voltage Cable System Engineer’ who will work in close cooperation with the Tendering and Execution Departments for the implementation of High Voltage Cable Turnkey Onshore Projects (and for the Onshore part of combined Subsea and Land Projects).

This position will be based in Paris La Défense and will report to the Head of Engineering GRID.

HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT

Core responsibilities and contributions of the role will be the following ones:

At Tender stage

following a request to submit an offer for an HV Project, sent by one of our client (e.g. electricity utility) located Worldwide:

• You will :
  • Elaborate the Technical offer and the relevant deliverables (Cable design, Technical Study, Technical schedules, Qualification and factory Tests specifications, assumptions/deviations list and all the relevant electrical calculations requested by our client).

At Execution stage (after Contract Award)

Once Nexans has been awarded a Project by one of his client:

• You will :
  • Support our Project Managers to finalize Nexans Technical offer for the execution / implementation of the Project.
  • Review, update and issue final Technical documents / deliverables (final Cable design, data sheets / detailed Electrical calculations notices) for client approval before manufacturing the Cable System).

This position includes :

• Participation to internal and clients Technical meetings.
• Few travels to France / other countries for short durations to attend customer meetings.

YOUR STARTING POINT

We know that the best candidates don’t always match every requirement listed, but here are some examples of the background and experience that can help you thrive in the role:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience in High Voltage field is a plus
• Familiarity with Mathcad software and / or with Finite Element Calculations method is a plus
• Communication and teamwork skills, rigor and method
• Fluent in English, – oral and written.
• Your personal values are aligned to those of Nexans: Pioneer, Dedicated, United.

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

Among our employees we share the same values- we are pioneers of the energy transition, dedicated to deliver to the highest standards of performance, united to achieve our ambitious goal.

At the individual level our growth culture is built on trust and collaboration. We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact, we believe in autonomy at the local level at same time as we encourage knowledge sharing within our global engineering competence.

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