The engineering firm I worked for worked in part on big public projects. All their engineers- and they hired a lot of them- were expected to get PE designations, which required the engineering breadth typically obtained via ABET-accredited programs.
This included all the engineering disciplines- mechanical, electrical- NOT just civil.
I think a lot of people in industry will shy away from hiring an undergrad who is not trained to work in their department, if their degree does not provide training as directly relevant to their work as students from other departments/ programs elsewhere that they can recruit at.
My firm hired degreed engineers, with obviously directly applicable training, into the following departments: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical. From ABET-accredited programs. They had no “molecular” department.
On the other hand, a trained civil engineer might be a less attractive hire for a "molecular"department. Wherever those are. But that is outside of the realm of “normal” engineering. Though it may be very interesting and rewarding in its own right.
When I say “outside of the realm of “normal” engineering”, I mean:
99.99% of firms or departments that call themselves “engineering” do not have such job function; and 99.99% of departments training engineers do not have such program. The exact percentage might be a little off, but that’s the idea anyway.