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He's away from everyday operations, but he is most definitely the actual chief engineer of Starship - the one with final word, not necessarily the one doing all the work.

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That's just a title; it may not really mean much for actual operations. The guy's too busy with Xitter to be actually doing any engineering at SpaceX.

No, it's not a title. He did enough engineering to be the one who did the key decisions.

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