Well, there are real engineers and then there are software engineers. And train engineers of course.
AND THEN we have...
"Marketing engineers are an essential part of a company's marketing team because they apply technical knowledge to sales and marketing campaigns."
As to the original question, I can't see the hind end of the truck from the driver's seat, so I don't much care what's back there. Unless I'm towing my boat, then I care what's behind me.