Application Engineer - Utilities

Bentley Systems; Elm (PA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bentley Systems is seeking an experienced Application Engineer in the Energy, Utilities & Digital Grid Solutions to act as a technical subject matter expert across a broad portfolio. The role supports electric utilities, renewable generation, transmission and distribution, substations, and digital infrastructure workflows.

You will work with Account Managers, Solution Engineers, Product Management, and Professional Services to demonstrate value, guide evaluations, and enable adoption of Bentley

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Energy Systems, Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in electric utilities, power generation, renewable energy, transmission and distribution, substations, or related field.
• Experience working directly with users, engineering teams, or customers.
• Experience communicating technical concepts to both engineering and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Participate in customer-facing meetings to understand business challenges and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with Solution Engineers and Account Managers on strategic opportunities.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Customer engagement

Technical communication

Power system analysis

Energy utilities domain

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Power system analysis software

Job description

Location: United States - Remote

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.

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.
• Collaborate with Solution Engineers and Account Managers on strategic opportunities.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• Experience working directly with users, engineering teams, or customers.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineering and business audiences.

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.
• Experience supporting infrastructure engineering organizations.
• LI-REMOTE

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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. 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 is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, religion, national origin, age, genetic information or any other protected characteristic. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and training. Know Your Rights as an applicant under the law.

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