I believe Beta Canon puts him as the head of Starfleet’s ship yards. Sure, he originally wanted to retire, but I’ll bet it’s a real cushy assignment. And he gets to scratch his engineering itch whenever he wants to get his hands dirty.
Engineer 1: “Everyone look busy!”
Engineer 2: “Why? What happened?”
Engineer 1: “Scotty came down personally to inspect the new reactor designs!”
Engineer 2: “Oh shit!”
100+ year-old Scotty: “WAS THIS FLUX REGULATOR PUT TOGETHER BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS?!”
I believe Beta Canon puts him as the head of Starfleet’s ship yards. Sure, he originally wanted to retire, but I’ll bet it’s a real cushy assignment. And he gets to scratch his engineering itch whenever he wants to get his hands dirty.
Engineer 1: “Everyone look busy!”
Engineer 2: “Why? What happened?”
Engineer 1: “Scotty came down personally to inspect the new reactor designs!”
Engineer 2: “Oh shit!”
100+ year-old Scotty: “WAS THIS FLUX REGULATOR PUT TOGETHER BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS?!”