Assistant Business Development for Power Electronics (all genders)

• Silicon Austria Labs GmbH
• Graz

• Presence
• Part time
• Temporary

Assistant Business Development for Power Electronics (all genders)

Your next big opportunity lies at the intersection of advanced research and industrial application. Join Silicon Austria Labs as a working student in business development and analyse market trends for next-generation power electronics. Identify industry partners and help steer the commercial future of our latest R&D projects. The position is limited to six months, starting in September 2026. 

Your future tasks include:

• Assisting the Business Development Team (three colleagues).
• Researching companies in targeted fields of application. 
• Sales activities (e.g. scheduling meetings for BD). 
• Preparing advertisements for email, the website, LinkedIn, magazines, etc. 

Your profile:

• Student in marketing/communication/business with basic technical knowledge 
• Or student in technical studies (electric engineering is a plus) with affinity for marketing and communication 
• Communicative personality 
• Proficiency in German and English 
• Ability to work independently on given tasks 
• Proficient use of MS Office and modern communication tools (like social media) 

Important Facts about SAL:

• Diverse research activities with many technical challenges.
• State-of-the-art laboratory facilities and equipment.
• Location in the heart of Europe in Austria – relocation support for non-European nationalities.
• Internal and external training opportunities for career development.
• Family & children friendly - actively shaping the compatibility of family and career.
• “Vital4SAL” to promote a healthy workplace (e.g. SAL coaching pool, trainings on mental health, physical activities, healthy snacks, 24/7 accident insurance)
• € 4 per day meal allowance in restaurants or € 2 per working day in supermarkets.
• Public transport initiative (subsidy for the “Klimaticket”)
• Our values: Open door policy, flexibility in working hours, casual dress code, diverse teams, working with people of different nationalities, informal communication, lifelong learning, compatibility of family and career, sustainability, personal growth, and collective advancement.

This position is subject to the Collective Agreement for employees in non-university research (Research CA) starting in occupational group C. We offer competitive salaries and additional benefits based on your experience and qualifications. For this position, your minimum monthly salary starts with EUR 2.841,- paid 14 times a year.

About us:

Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is a top research center for Electronics and Software Based Systems (ESBS). At three locations (Graz, Villach, Linz), SAL is conducting research along the entire ESBS value chain in the areas of sensor systems, power electronics, intelligent wireless systems, microsystems and embedded systems to develop future-oriented solutions for industrial production, health, energy, mobility, safety and more. SAL brings together key players from industry, science and research and thus valuable expertise and know-how and conducts cooperative, application-oriented research along the value chain. Cooperative projects are co-financed by SAL and enable a fast and unbureaucratic project start. SAL is thus shaping the high-tech location Austria and Europe and developing the future. 

Innovation is our top priority and so are our employees. We are a family-friendly company and support the compatibility of work and family as much as possible. That is why we have been awarded the Work and Family Certificate until 2026. But we are constantly working on new measures to offer our employees an environment where they feel good, healthy and motivated.