[amcintyre]

"You overestimate the number of general engineers who are capable of quantitative work. When I said there is value being the guy in the room who understands regression and confidence intervals, I meant it."

I'd just like to second that. If you've learned enough math to be an expert in a scientific niche, you're almost certainly miles ahead of most developers you'll work with.

[thejteam]

Heck, I just have a bachelors in math and I'm the "go-to" guy for all problems mathematical where I work. Nothing more than high school trig usually -- but I'm the only one around who can do it.