Materials & Qualification Specialist (81078)

Nexans; Quinte West; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexans Canada is seeking a Materials & Qualification Specialist to lead CSA/UL cable certifications and oversee NAM's raw material sourcing. Reporting to Engineering and Technical Director, you will interface with commercial and supply chain teams across North America.

The role combines project management, technical ownership, and global travel to support manufacturing sites, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive cost-effective material choices while advancing Nexans’ leadership in energy

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of cable design, manufacturing or applications engineering experience.
• Excellent knowledge of CSA and UL standards for power cables.
• Willingness to travel globally on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Manage UL/CSA qualification projects across NAM and global sites.
• Maintain certification project schedules and ensure on-time completion.
• Review CSA/UL certifications for cables NAM intends to quote.
• Provide technical oversight of inter-company supply chain and RM interfaces.
• Support NAM ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 certification and audits.
• Provide technical advice to commercial/marketing teams on CSA/UL products.

Skills

Cable design

CSA & UL standards

Communication

Education

University or College degree in engineering

Job description

Requisition ID81078-Posted10/18/2026-CA-TRENTON SIDNEY More (2) -Canada

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. In the Strategy, Innovation & Digital team, we drive this ambition forward by shaping the company’s long-term vision, accelerating innovation across products and services, and leveraging digital transformation to create smarter, more sustainable energy solutions.

Nexans recognises the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. Diversity is key to performance and to our global ambition to lead the world in the energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This we know from experience. All differences are appreciated and respected at Nexans. As a result, you will be an active part of a multinational organisation where we cultivate the culture of sharing your unique point of view. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment – Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome! #PowerToInnovate #PowerToImpact #PowerToCare

WHO ARE WE?

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. For over a century, Nexans has played a crucial role in the electrification of the planet. With around 28,000 people in 42 countries, the Group is leading the charge to the new world of electrification: safer, sustainable, renewable, decarbonized and accessible to everyone Nexans recognizes the differences that make each employee valuable and unique.

WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM

Our story starts in 1911, manufacturing cables to support the distribution of power generated from Niagara Falls, Nexans has proudly contributed to Canada's growth. We have been involved in many of Canada's most ambitious projects; from dams, bridges, energy transmission and distribution to railroads and transportation. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer and our products are made at facilities located in Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

As a Materials & Qualification Specialist, you will report directly to the Engineering and Technical Director in our Engineering team.

GETTING TO KNOW THE POSITION

One of the strategic orientations that Nexans pursues consists in capturing growth and differentiating its offer by escalading the value chain from the production of cables towards the provision of innovative cable systems and services and solutions to better address the current and future needs of our partners and customers.

The position will be the voice of the technical team for all aspects of Grid &Connect North America global supply chain for raw materials, semi-finished goods and finished goods. They will act as the Interface between North America commercial & supply chain teams, global supply chain, technical & production teams, and North America Central Engineering. The positions will also support the qualification process for CSA/UL approvals at global sites.

HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT

• Support global Nexans manufacturing sites through CSA/UL project scoping and execution based on NAM leadership team guidance on growth opportunities
• Maintain certification project schedules, ensuring completion on-time
• Review existing CSA/UL certifications (internal and external to NAM) to determine if they are acceptable for cables that NAM team intends to quote
• Raw Materials:
• Work with purchasing and operations teams to identify, investigate, trial and approve new raw material suppliers for cost savings, CSA/UL qualifications and risk mitigation purposes
• Promote standardization of raw materials between NAM sites where possible
• Conduct initial inspections and ongoing audits of RM suppliers as required
• Inter-Company cable supply
• Provide technical oversight of Inter-co supply chain implementation, along with regular check-ins once production has commenced. Understand manufacturing capabilities of subject sites, identify gaps and opportunities for those sites to be better-suited to production of required UL/CSA cables
• Support global Nexans manufacturing sites in specifying locally-sourced equipment where required to produce NAM cable constructions
• Quality:
• Participate in NAM ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 certification and audits
• Monitor testing of globally-sourced RM & FG within site of manufacture or at a NAM testing location to ensure compliance with internal & customer specifications and applicable standards
• Commercial & Marketing technical support:
• Provide technical advice and information as required by commercial & marketing teams related to CSA/UL portfolio of products. Includes communicating directly with customers /installers / end users.
• Serve as backup for product design engineers at NAM sites if required, in case of increased design backlog, absence due to extended vacation or sickness, etc.

Expected Results:

Project management – 50%:

• Manage or supervise UL / CSA qualification projects for manufacturing sites within NAM and globally, product lines and raw materials. Includes travel to other Nexans sites, testing labs, raw material & equipment suppliers etc.

Technical ownership of NAM raw material sourcing: 25%

• Manage or supervise the technical aspects of new raw material sourcing, vender evaluation etc. Key participation in redesign-to-cost initiatives
• Maintain NAM raw material specifications
• Remain up-to-date on developments in cable raw material supply chain, and identify & suggest opportunities for Nexans to leverage new or modified materials or processes to improve competitiveness

Other central engineering functions – 25%:

• Acts as internal point of contact for topics related to cable certifications, material qualifications
• Participate in customer specification reviews, comparing custom specifications with existing CSA/UL certifications, plant capabilities, previous customer specifications etc
• Support marketing / innovation initiatives as required from a technical perspective

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE ?

• A minimum of 5 years of cable design, manufacturing or cable applications engineering experience
• Excellent knowledge of CSA & UL power cables and their respective standards
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication ability with customers, contractors and management
• University or College degree in engineering or engineering technology
• Must be willing and able to travel globally on a regular basis

Type of Position: New position

Use of AI: None

Salary: [$90,000.00 per annum to $100,000.00 per annum]

Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

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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