Hardware Engineer II (Full Time) - United States

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• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

  for prose. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can format them. We must not include boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The posting includes some boilerplate at start: "Please note this posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens. Applications accepted until further notice." That's boilerplate; we should remove it. Also "Meet the Team" paragraph is not boilerplate; it's substantive about team. Keep. "Your Impact" bullet list is responsibilities. "Minimum Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications" are requirements/qualifications. "Why Cisco?" paragraph is maybe about company; could be part of About the role or separate? Could be considered "About the company". But we have only defined sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. "Why Cisco?" could go under About the role or maybe we could treat as part of About the role (description of team and company). We'll incorporate into About the role. "Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:" includes pay, benefits, time off. We'll extract benefits and pay. Also note about Illinois unique time off program: that's a benefit detail (time off). We'll include in Benefits. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now craft HTML. We'll start with

  About the role

  then

  containing description: combine Meet the Team and Why Cisco? maybe. Meet the Team paragraph: "The Common Hardware Group (CHG) creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms—like Silicon One—are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world." Why Cisco? paragraph: "At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you." We can combine into one or two paragraphs. We'll keep as two

  under About the role. Next Responsibilities:

  Responsibilities

  then
  • each bullet. List: - Assist with the design and validation of a server sub-system. - Ensure design meets functional specs. - Work independently on assigned tasks. - Participate as a valuable team member to deliver quality products on time. - Participate in cross-functional meetings and teams. - Participate in creating functional specifications and technical documentation. Make sure to preserve exact phrasing. Next Requirements:

    Requirements

    then

    for prose? The Minimum Qualifications includes multiple sentences; we can put in

    . Also we could use

    for list items but it's not a list; it's a paragraph with semicolons. We'll keep as

    . Content: "Meet one of the following (completed within the past 3 years or expected to be completed within the next 12 months): A Master's degree with 0 years of work experience; A Bachelor's degree with 2 years of work experience. Qualifying education and work experience should be in Hardware Engineer, Engineering or a related field. Experience in hardware validation using lab equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, and Spectrum Analyzers. Experience creating test scripts in Python. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams." Next Qualifications:

    Qualifications

    then

    for Preferred Qualifications. Content: "Experience with PCIe adapters (GPUs, DPUs, NICs) and switches. Familiarity with design tools such as Cadence Concept and Allegro. Experience with shipping products. Excellent verbal and written communication skills." We could also include Skills section but not needed. Benefits:

    Benefits

    then
    • each benefit. We need to extract all benefits from the Message to applicants section. Let's parse: "U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by CiscoNon-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employeesExempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the nextAdditional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family membersOptional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies. Employees On Sales Plans Earn Performance-based Incentive Pay On Top Of Their Base Salary, Which Is Split Between Quota And Non-quota Components, Subject To The Applicable Cisco Plan. For Quota-based Incentive Pay, Cisco Typically Pays As Follows .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; andOnce performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0%