I've never worked in Aerospace. The best corporate workplace I've ever worked in (in terms of development culture) had a role that was somewhat akin to a develo

I've never worked in Aerospace. The best corporate workplace I've ever worked in (in terms of development culture) had a role that was somewhat akin to a developer's advocate. I can't recall its actual name now though. This person served as the most senior engineer in the department, and was responsible for the delivery of all engineering projects. They were given considerable latitude to uphold good development practices, even when it would conflict with senior management's priorities, and expectations. In my time there, I saw this manager constantly throw his hat into the ring, making the case for the right technical decisions against upper management. I've never worked in another workplace that had such a role, or such a person doing it. It was very early on in my career, and it unfortunately set a very high expectation for corporate software engineering culture that has never been met since.