Energy & Utilities Solutions Engineer — Pre-Sales (Remote/Hybrid)

Blyncsy; Washington (Washington County); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bentley Impact Day

Colleague recognition programs

Bentley Achievers platform

Job summary

Bentley Systems seeks an experienced Application Engineer, Energy, Utilities & Digital Grid Solutions to serve as a technical SME across a broad portfolio for electric utilities and renewable projects. You will guide evaluations, demonstrations, and strategic opportunities, collaborating with Solution Engineers and Account Managers.

The role emphasizes translating industry challenges into solution-based recommendations, delivering executive-ready presentations, and contributing to product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Energy Systems, Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related discipline.
• 5+ years in electric utilities, power generation, renewable energy, transmission and distribution, substation engineering, industrial power systems, or 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.

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.

Skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Customer-facing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Power system analysis software

Job description

Bentley Systems seeks an experienced Application Engineer, Energy, Utilities & Digital Grid Solutions to serve as a technical SME across a broad portfolio for electric utilities and renewable projects. You will guide evaluations, demonstrations, and strategic opportunities, collaborating with Solution Engineers and Account Managers.

The role emphasizes translating industry challenges into solution-based recommendations, delivering executive-ready presentations, and contributing to product