I worked as an electrical engineer in the past, and there was definitely a lot of corner cutting, less-than-ideal parts, less-than-ideal suppliers, low-quality

I worked as an electrical engineer in the past, and there was definitely a lot of corner cutting, less-than-ideal parts, less-than-ideal suppliers, low-quality materials, and simple day-to-day things at work that just make the life of engineers bad. But that doesn't mean you throw the baby with the bathwater. I was still liable for things like fire hazard or RF interference, among other things.