[YeahNO]

Not really fair to blame the engineer. Musk is the one who hired the engineer to lead the design of the Model 3, knowing he had no experience with vehicle manufacturing design. They wanted to "move fast and break things" like a tech company. It was an expensive learning process for Musk. A mistake he seems to repeatedly make.

[adolph]

The engineer had no experience with vehicle manufacturing design?

https://electrek.co/2021/01/25/tesla-loses-best-engineering-...

https://www.engadget.com/2018-07-02-tesla-engineering-lead-d...

[YeahNO]

Two different engineers, I am assuming Sandy Munro was disparaging Mr. Field. From your own Engadget link, you can clearly see that he had no vehicle manufacturing experience. Neither Apple, nor Segway produce automobiles, if that was unclear.

"Field, who previously worked at Apple and Segway, joined Tesla in 2013 to develop the company's next-generation EVs. In that sense, his mark on the company is hard to escape. However, there's a potential source of conflict. Elon Musk asked Field to handle both manufacturing and production in 2017, right as the Model 3 was becoming a practical reality. You may know what happened next. Tesla struggled to boost Model 3 production levels after relying too heavily on robots, and Musk took charge of manufacturing to be sure his company met its 5,000-a-week Model 3 production target. Field effectively lost a large part of his role."