Application Engineer - Utilities

Bentley Systems, Incorporated; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bentley Systems, Incorporated is seeking an experienced Application Engineer to support its Energy, Utilities & Digital Grid Solutions portfolio for electric utilities, renewables, transmission, and substations.

You will translate industry challenges into solution-based recommendations, deliver compelling presentations, and collaborate with Account Managers and Product Management to advance customer evaluations and adoption.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering field.
• 5+ years in electric utilities, power generation, renewables, or related areas.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to both engineering and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support sales pursuits with technical discovery and demonstrations.
• Translate customer challenges into solution-based recommendations.
• Deliver technical presentations to both technical and executive audiences.
• Collaborate with account managers, solution engineers, and product teams.
• Assist with evaluations, proposals, and competitive positioning.
• Develop and maintain subject-matter expertise across energy portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity and asset outcomes.
• Share feedback with product management and participate in beta programs.

Skills

Strong presentation skills

Communication with users

Solution storytelling

Technical discovery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Energy Systems, Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related discipline

Tools

Power system analysis software

Utility engineering workflows

Digital delivery practices

Job description

**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. **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.