Apprentice LCA & Ecodesign

Our Story

Nexans is a key driver in the global transition to a more connected and sustainable energy future. We exist to Electrify the Future. For more than 120 years, the Group has been bringing energy to life by providing its customers with state-of-the-art cabling technologies for the transmission of power and data in a variety of applications. With nearly 25,000 people in 38 countries, the Group is leading the charge towards the new world of electrification: safer, sustainable, renewable, decarbonised and accessible to all.

Nexans has announced its commitment to Net Zero by 2050, including the objective of sites ISO14001 certification, productions waste recycling, transportation optimization, use of renewable energy.

Customers’ requests regarding Nexans vision and roadmap on resources, climate change, substances ban and other environmental issues are increasing and become parts of tenders’ criteria. Nexans is in parallel regularly evaluated and positioned referring to non-financial and CSR related criteria

Nexans is already involved in various actions related to climate change, resources and energy efficiency, substances strategy; but the technical/expertise knowledge are mainly aggregated at corporate level.

Your mission

Within the sustainable development team in Lyon, you will participate in the development and deployment of Life Cycle Assessment and Eco-design approaches. During your mission, you will have the opportunity to interact with factory product managers worldwide, engineers at the Nexans R&D Center, LCA-PEP network in different plants, marketing and sales networks.

As part of your missions you will have to:

Carry out LCA studies and eco-declarations in collaboration with the group's sites all over the world, to meet customer expectations
Continue the deployment of LCA / eco-declarations / eco-design within the company
Develop and improve internal tools for environmental assessment and eco-design methodologies
Collect and process data necessary to calculate environmental impacts
Ensure technical and regulatory monitoring in LCA, eco-declarations, eco-design and circular economy

Your Profile

Student in engineering school or master's degree specialized in environment, sustainable development, or similar field.
Knowledge of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies and eco-design, and skills in collecting and analyzing environmental data are a plus.
Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively with various stakeholders.
Autonomy, rigor, and initiative.
Proficiency in English (written and oral).
Apprentice – 1 or 2 years

Our Benefits

65% coverage for public transportation
Package for soft mobility