Agreed. The problem though is that university curriculum hasn't caught up with the reality yet which is a role called 'Product Manager'. While I was in college

Agreed. The problem though is that university curriculum hasn't caught up with the reality yet which is a role called 'Product Manager'. While I was in college there was a mention of 'System Analysts' whose job was roughly matched that of product managers of today. In general though, I doubt any reasonably sized company will let engineers gather requirements. The divide between product manager and engineer has only hardened over last few years or so.