He’s not knee deep in engineering, at all. It’s ridiculous to imagine he is.
He hasn’t designed or engineered a single component. He hasn’t managed any internal project.
I have to ask, are you president of his fan club? You seem personally offended that I pointed out that he doesn’t actually contribute meaningfully to any engineering work.
The only thing bad about Elon is business interests he will make policies that promote his own businesses. But trump will likely do the same.