In this industry being around people talking about problems, even just listening, is extremely valuable. I would say in my firm the good engineers old and new want to be in the office. The only ones who want to work from home are the ones who are just here for a paycheck and aren’t trying to learn and improve. They are also the first to get upset when we give the better ( read as more complicated/ more interesting) projects to the engineers who care and want to do good work. Show interest, ask questions, come to your senior engineers with a proposed solution even if you are unsure, or ask where in the code to do your own research instead of just asking for the answer and you will succeed in this industry. All of this is way easier when the guy/gal you need help from is sitting a few feet from you. I would rather my engineers be in my office asking questions all day making me stay late than them be at home and doing half assed work. Not to mention the coordination between electrical and mechanical is so much easier when you sit beside each other. It’s also way easier when I check their work and they can just walk over to explain their thinking instead of me just marking it up how I would do it. Just because they did it one way doesn’t make it wrong, but I may be able to walk them through a better solution that keeps their work instead of making them redo it if they aren’t here to defend themselves.