Not sure. Engineering skills are not linear (this is what allows for 10x engineer). So the value that you get from an expensive engineer can be many number of

Not sure. Engineering skills are not linear (this is what allows for 10x engineer). So the value that you get from an expensive engineer can be many number of times the saving. Of course, if a manager under employs an expensive engineer than yes. Moreover, as engineering tools become better, the better engineer become much more productive, thus magnifying his advantage.