The best European engineers (including graduates from elite engineering schools) still work for industrial companies like Airbus, etc.
In the US, the same caliber of people now work for big tech or for the financial industry, while industrial companies like Boeing offshore tech work abroad or hire a "diversified" workforce that might not be as qualified as it used to be.
In the US, the same caliber of people now work for big tech or for the financial industry, while industrial companies like Boeing offshore tech work abroad or hire a "diversified" workforce that might not be as qualified as it used to be.