AMER SE Utility Application Engineer

1000 Bentley Systems, Incorporated; Washington; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bentley Systems is seeking an experienced Application Engineer, Energy, Utilities & Digital Grid Solutions, to act as a technical subject matter expert supporting our electric utilities and energy infrastructure portfolio.

You will collaborate with Account Managers, Solution Engineers, and Product Management to demonstrate value, guide evaluations, and help modernize planning, design, and operation of critical energy infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electric utilities, power generation, renewable energy, transmission and distribution, substation engineering, or related fields.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Experience working directly with users, engineering teams, or customers.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineering and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support sales pursuits through technical discovery, solution alignment, demonstrations, workshops, and proof-of-concept activities.
• Participate in customer meetings to understand business challenges and technical requirements.
• Translate industry challenges into solution-based recommendations.
• Collaborate with Solution Engineers and Account Managers on opportunities.
• Deliver presentations to technical and executive audiences.
• Assist with proposals, technical evaluations, and competitive positioning.
• Develop expertise across Bentley’s energy portfolio including electrical network analysis and substation design.
• Advise users and project teams throughout evaluation and adoption activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity and asset outcomes.
• Capture feedback and communicate product requirements to Product Management.

Skills

Presentation skills

Communication

Customer interaction

Technical storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Power system analysis software

Job description

Location: Americas (Remote/Hybrid)

Position Summary: Bentley is seeking an experienced Application Engineer, Energy, Utilities & Digital Grid Solutions to serve as a technical subject matter expert supporting Bentley's portfolio of solutions for electric utilities, renewable generation, transmission and distribution, substations, industrial power systems, and digital infrastructure workflows. This role works closely with Account Managers, Solution Engineers, Product Management, Professional Services, and users to demonstrate business value, provide technical guidance, support evaluations, and help organizations modernize the planning, design, construction, and operation of critical energy infrastructure. Unlike a product-specialist role focused on a single solution, this position spans a broad portfolio and requires the ability to connect customer challenges with the most appropriate combination of Bentley technologies and workflows. This is an individual contributor role.

Responsibilities

• Support sales pursuits through technical discovery, solution alignment, demonstrations, workshops, and proof-of-concept activities.
• Participate in customer-facing meetings to understand business challenges and technical requirements.
• Translate industry challenges into solution-based recommendations.
• Collaborate with Solution Engineers and Account Managers on strategic opportunities.
• Deliver compelling presentations to technical and executive audiences.
• Assist with proposal responses, technical evaluations, and competitive positioning.
• Develop and maintain expertise across Bentley’s energy and utility portfolio, including electrical network analysis, substation and transmission design, renewable energy, utility digital delivery, and infrastructure engineering solutions.
• Advise users, project teams, and technical stakeholders throughout evaluation and adoption activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity, project delivery performance, and asset outcomes.
• Connect customer business goals with appropriate technical solutions and share industry best practices.
• Capture market, industry, and user feedback and communicate enhancement opportunities and product requirements to Product Management.
• Participate in beta, early access, and innovation programs.
• Build and maintain demonstration materials, industry-specific workflows, use cases, and reusable technical content.
• Support field enablement through training and technical coaching.
• Partner with Solution Engineering, Account Management, Product Management, Product Development, Professional Services, User Success, and Industry Marketing.
• Assist with sales-to-services handoff activities and contribute to strategic account planning.
• Support major customer engagements, executive briefings, and industry events.
• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer.

Electrical Network Analysis

• Load flow analysis
• Short circuit studies
• Protective device coordination
• Arc flash analysis
• Reliability and resiliency planning

Substation and Transmission Design

• Physical and electrical substation design
• Transmission line workflows
• Grid modernization initiatives
• Protection and control engineering

Renewable Energy

• Solar generation projects
• Wind generation projects
• Geothermal projects
• New nuclear projects
• Battery energy storage systems (BESS)
• Interconnection studies
• Grid integration programs

Utility Digital Delivery

• ProjectWise
• Infrastructure digital twins
• Engineering information management
• Design collaboration workflows
• Asset lifecycle information management

Infrastructure Engineering Solutions

• Energy project design workflows
• Civil and site design integration
• Construction and project controls
• Asset performance and operational intelligence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Energy Systems, Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline, or relevant training and/or experience.
• 5+ years of experience in electric utilities, power generation, renewable energy, transmission and distribution, substation engineering, industrial power systems, engineering consulting, or a related field.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Experience working directly with users, engineering teams, or customers.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineering and business audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with power system analysis software.
• Experience with utility engineering workflows.
• Knowledge of renewable energy project development.
• Familiarity with engineering data management and digital delivery practices.
• Understanding of transmission, distribution, and substation design.
• Experience supporting infrastructure engineering organizations.
• Previous presales, consulting, or technical advisory experience.

This is a Home-based role.

What We Offer

Step into a collaborative work environment where ideas flourish, and teamwork propels us forward towards shared success. An attractive salary and benefits package. Bentley Impact Day: take a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice. Celebrate milestone achievements and moments that matter through our colleague recognition award programs and our Bentley Achievers platform. A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups. Be part of a company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

Who We Are

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.

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Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.