Minimum requirement includes a first professional qualification in an engineering or natural science degree programme and, additionally, in-depth scientific knowledge in the following fields: 1. special mathematical methods of engineering, totalling at least 18 ECTS and including the topics of Fourier transforms, regression calculation, probability and mathematical statistics, 2. scientific and engineering data processing, totalling at least 12 ECTS and including the topics CAD, CAS, numerical simulation and data acquisition as well as multiphysics simulation and practical experience, 3. metrology and control engineering, totalling at least 8 ECTS and including the topics of sensors, actuators and digital methods of manufacturing, 4. new materials for engineering, totalling at least 8 LP and including the topics of polymers, metals, composites, matrix systems and functional properties, 5. in-depth theoretical basis of engineering, in a total of at least 12 ECTS and including the subjects of engineering mechanics, design, manufacturing and fluid dynamics, and 6. resource-efficient manufacturing concepts, totalling at least 8 ECTS and including the topics of technical and natural cycles and networks, system optimization and energy concepts.