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And how's that working out for them? There's only so much one can do when you get too far away from 'the trenches'.
During my time, Boeing didn't build much of the electrical systems (panels and wire bundles was about it). We did do our own certification and acceptance testing, which helped give our staff some hands on systems experience. Now, this is all gone.
Typically Technical Fellows report to a Sr Vp level. So I imagine that once they assess their short commings in all this they can effect some changes immediately in the process gaps. Nothing would stop them from auditing anything that they feel contributed including vendor performance. (financial contracts not included)