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Usually they are either former government employees or contractors who incorporate their own 1-2 person “engineering consulting firm” that can then sell service
by throwaway9274 3y ago
Usually they are either former government employees or contractors who incorporate their own 1-2 person “engineering consulting firm” that can then sell services back to the government at high rate.
The financial benefits are usually quite extensive for the engineers involved, because there is nowhere else to obtain supply of the needed skills.
- thechao 3y agoI knew a guy who came back — in his late 70s — to do "flange design" for old oil pipelines whose lifespan was being extended beyond the original expected span. He said — inflation adjusted — he made more money each month consulting than he did his last year working salaried at the same company. Bc he consults, he only does 3–4 months of work a year.
- throwaway9274 3y agoSimilarly my great uncle works on satellite systems. His income over 5 years when brought out of retirement to service legacy systems was greater than his income over his entire prior USG career.