  In this whitepaper, we argue that nurturing HEP Lab-Engineering cooperation
through established collaboration and support mechanisms will advance the
scientific mission of the labs significantly, while at the same time giving the
laboratories a stronger position in influencing the next generation workforce
of engineers that will provide their services towards the unique computing and
technology needs of the HEP community. The authors of this whitepaper are
electronics and computer engineers and so, naturally, the arguments herein are
made from their perspective. However, these arguments are only strengthened by
the simple fact that they could also have been made from the perspective of
mechanical engineers, civil engineers or numerous other technologists. At the
same time, this document serves as a summary of discussions that occurred
during the Joint Instrumentation Frontier & Community Engagement Frontier
Townhall meeting on November 10, 2020
