UX Design Intern

Career Mobility Policy:

Bentley strives to support colleagues’ development and provide opportunities for them to achieve their career aspirations in alignment with Bentley objectives and strategy. To foster colleague development while supporting cross functional collaboration and a one Bentley mindset, it's expected that you:

Complete twelve (12) months of employment in your current position and are in good standing with regards to performance in current role before applying for another role within Bentley.
Apply for open roles in the Career Opportunities page to be considered for a role.
Strongly consider notifying your current manager at the time you apply. If selected for a role you applied for, you are expected to notify your current manager when an offer is extended, and before you accept the offer.
For more information, please see Bentley's Career Mobility Policy.

UX Designer - Paid Summer Internship  

Location: Dublin office in Ireland

Position Summary:  

Around the world, the people who design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure rely on Bentley. It requires us to know their needs very well, and that’s where UX Design becomes a driving force.  Joining us as a UX Design Intern means stepping into a welcoming environment where your curiosity and creativity will thrive. You’ll gain hands-on experience across the many facets of a design career, contribute to impactful Research Operations initiatives, and help champion design thinking across the organization. This internship is more than just a learning opportunity — it’s a launchpad. With the support of a dedicated mentor, collaboration with fellow designers, and exposure to industry experts, you’ll sharpen your skills, grow your confidence, and make meaningful contributions to Bentley’s mission of advancing the world’s infrastructure. All within a culture that values continuous learning and empowers you to reach your full potential.

Your Day-to-Day:  

• Conduct internal research and contribute to Research Operations initiatives, translate findings into insights and workflow improvements.  
• Contribute to and support documentation for Design and UX Research processes, templates, and guidelines. 
• Take part in the Design Community of Practice activities.  
• Collaborate with fellow designers, developers, product managers, and internal subject matter experts, contributing to daily design tasks.  
• Learn about the specifics of different infrastructure software products through observing research activities.   

 
What You Bring to The Team:  

• Great problem-solving skills. Bonus points for a portfolio that demonstrates this.   
• Basic familiarity with user research methods, tools, and techniques. A plus if you:
  • ​…​ contributed to a workshop facilitation,
  • … are familiar with design sprints methodology, 
  • …contributed to personas and journeys development.
• Basic familiarity with (AI-powered) design tools (Figma, Miro, TheyDo, research repositories and like). 
• Endless curiosity and eagerness to learn while collaborating with the teams to understand the problem domain. 
• You are an undergraduate in one of the following fields: HCI, UX Design, UX Research, Interaction Design, Fine Arts, Psychology, Journalism or equivalent.  

What We Offer:  

• Opportunity to join a global UX design team and make your mark in creating products for the world’s infrastructure - see our story  (12 min)
• ​G​reat supportive team of your peers and mentors, and inclusive culture 
• Opportunity for fast and steady professional growth
• Flexible work schedule (home, office, or hybrid)
• 6month internship

About Bentley Systems:

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.

www.bentley.com

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, religion/belief, national origin, caste, age, or any other characteristic protected by local law or unrelated to job qualifications.