content: I would argue yes, but I own a uterus so don't take me too seriously. Engineers design all kinds of things without realizing if it is possible to produce.  Machinists utilize stem concepts to problem solve and often have to speak with engineers at their level.  A trained machinist is pretty rare these days, it's sad that technology and corporate interests are turning capable minds into button pushers.   The old school machinists measure their own parts, the new machine operators can't check a simple depth on their own.  How sad, hopefully corporate will wake up!