> The engineer working on CAD, layout, specs, RFQs, Suppliers, Equipment, etc are hardly going to revolutionize anything. Their work is valuable but they’re entirely replaceable.
I think this is a very elitist mindset that unfortunately many people have.
To me engineering is primarily a learning process on how to build better tools. And you can probably always build a more suitable tool on top of existing tool.
So saying, this is "boring work", that requires "just minions" is akin to saying that the existing tools cannot be improved, or people who use these tools cannot figure out a way to improve them themselves, they need to be told by somebody.
I think this is a very elitist mindset that unfortunately many people have.
To me engineering is primarily a learning process on how to build better tools. And you can probably always build a more suitable tool on top of existing tool.
So saying, this is "boring work", that requires "just minions" is akin to saying that the existing tools cannot be improved, or people who use these tools cannot figure out a way to improve them themselves, they need to be told by somebody.