Industry Solution Specialist– Energy and Renewables (m/w/d)
Fast Facts
- Knowledge: SCADA & HMI systems (zenon, Vivavis, Spectrum Power), project & account management
- Location: Salzburg, Austria
- Level: Professional
You can explain what IEC 60870-5-104 is - without PowerPoint and getting annoyed?
That’s exactly what we’re looking for. As an Industry Solutions Specialist at COPA-DATA, you’ll work at the interface between market, customers, and product development. You’ll drive our activities in renewable energy and supply-infrastructure sectors and build strong relationships with strategic customers. With your expertise and enthusiasm, you’ll create real value — both internally and externally. You bringenergy to every challenge.
Your tasks:
- Monitor market and technology trends in the energy sector.
- Provide technical and strategic support to key accounts (not commercial sales).
- Represent COPA-DATA at trade shows, conferences, and customer meetings.
- Create and maintain industry demos, white papers, and marketing content.
- Support tenders, requirements/specifications, and proof-of-concepts (PoCs).
- Liaise with Sales, Product Management, Marketing, and Technology teams.
- Deliver internal and external trainings and workshops.
- Build and maintain relationships with TSOs, DSOs, and other industry stakeholders.
Your qualifications
- Education: HTL (technical college) or degree in Electrical Engineering / Smart Energy Systems.
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in the energy industry (e.g., wind, solar, storage, industrial plants).
- Practical experience with SCADA/HMI systems and customer projects.
- Excellent English; German is a plus.
- Strong project and customer managment experience and confident presentation skills.
- Good communication skills, eagerness to learn, and interest in leadership development.
- You work in a structured, autonomous way and feel comfortable in fast-moving projects.
- Nice to have: PMP or IPMA certification, experience running industry events, and white-paper authorship.
Depending on professional experience, this position is at least classified according to the IT collective agreement in ST1/entry level. The final gross salary is in line with the market and is based on your training, qualifications and experience.
This position is part of the Global sales / business development team.
Which special skills/soft skills should I bring to the table?
Being extroverted is ideal for this job, as you will often appear and present publicly. You’ll need a knack for the technical and be versatile enough to familiarize yourself with and build up expert knowledge in various areas within our company. All of this is on a global scale, so being open to working with other cultures is essential.
More information Interested?
We are COPA-DATA, a global independent software development company. We solve highly complex tasks as per our motto:
There is always an easier way.
zenon is our successful software platform, developed for automation and digitization projects as well as to implement sustainability goals in production companies. You'veprobably enjoyed food or drinks, have taken medication or a ride in a car that was produced with the help of zenon. Or maybe your electricity provider works with our software? It's quite possible that we've already been connected, even if indirectly.
