There are engineers that don’t actually do engineering at many companies and they accrue many years of experience. Very common in defense companies in the US.
Not limited to defense or government projects. A lot of startups are building engineering playgrounds where the goal is engineering and complexity. In there too you have a lot of engineers that accrue years of experience building unnecessary complexity (and worse, get promoted into management).
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There are engineers that don’t actually do engineering at many companies and they accrue many years of experience. Very common in defense companies in the US.
Not limited to defense or government projects. A lot of startups are building engineering playgrounds where the goal is engineering and complexity. In there too you have a lot of engineers that accrue years of experience building unnecessary complexity (and worse, get promoted into management).