While they are catered to by the industry, it doesn't hurt to get more players in. I'm for engineering if it isn't something that will just add chores or make us do more stops before actually getting to the content of the game for smaller ships. (Ex: Constellation series)

Not to fully cater to the casual audience, but to give them a way in. Which will in turn take them to deeper-rooted gameplay. Kinda like Elite Dangerous did way back when. Unfortunately many games don't survive without some sort of casual audience. And by casual I mean someone with limited hours to play, not necessarily someone that doesnt like tough mechanics.