  Quantum technology is exploding. Computing, communication, and sensing are
just a few areas likely to see breakthroughs in the next few years. Worldwide,
national governments, industries, and universities are moving to create a new
class of workforce - the Quantum Engineers. Demand for such engineers is
predicted to be in the tens of thousands within a five-year timescale. However,
how best to train this next generation of engineers is far from obvious.
Quantum mechanics - long a pillar of traditional physics undergraduate degrees
- must now be merged with traditional engineering offerings. This paper
discusses the history, development, and first year of operation of the world's
first undergraduate degree in quantum engineering. The main purpose of the
paper is to inform the wider debate, now being held by many institutions
worldwide, on how best to formally educate the Quantum Engineer.
