Mmmmm. I have a bit of trouble with the FTE should not design a fix (if he/she can)
I think the case that G is talking may (possibly) apply to a certification FTE but there are plenty of other FTEs working for firms
Think CRM chaps. Company resource management. The biggest and best fix to the original RAF Hawk T1 was designed by an FTE. They even called it Fred’s back end because that was his name.
If in a company the FTE voice is not heard at all levels then I detect the presence of an undesirable company culture