Depends on the race of the engineer. If you're gay or live in a blue city/state then you also lose your protection

I'll be sure to bring my mechanical keyboard and secondary vertical monitor out in public so they'll know I'm one of the good ones.

It’s conditional on whether you are affirming the opinions of your employer or oppositional

Engineers are just workers

There is no protected class from malevolent government. Everyone from oligarchs down to the have nots can be targets. Let's not keep relearning that lesson.