Great Client is seeking a R&D Materials Coordinator to join thier team. This role is responsible for organizing, tracking, and staging all inventory activities that support the design, assembly, testing, and delivery of electromechanical prototype devices. You will ensure engineering and build teams have the correct materials and components available to meet aggressive prototype development schedules while maintaining component traceability, build readiness, and stockroom organization.
The ideal candidate possesses hands-on materials experience, strong Excel tracking skills, and a working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical components commonly used in prototype and R&D environments. This role requires an organized, detail-oriented individual who understands electromechanical hardware, thrives in hands-on lab environments, and keeps builds moving forward without delay.
location: St. Petersburg, Florida
job type: Contract
salary: $35 - 45 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Associates
responsibilities:
- Kit, label, and stage mechanical hardware, wire harnesses, and PCBAs into dedicated bins for upcoming prototype builds.
- Review engineering BOMs ahead of build events to catch part shortages, long lead times, and fabrication delays early.
- Support technicians on the floor in real time by locating missing parts and coordinating component substitutes with engineers.
- Receive shipments, verify piece counts against purchase orders, review material certs, and perform basic visual checks against drawings.
- Maintain build shortage trackers and BOM reconciliations in Excel using functions like XLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
- Immediately tag and quarantine obsolete revisions during Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to prevent assembly errors.
- Track high-value parts moving across test stations and log harvested/cannibalized components keeping test rigs running.
- Maintain an organized, ESD-safe stockroom, print part labels, scan receiving docs, and pack shipments for external test labs or finishing vendors.
- 3+ years of material coordination, kitting, or inventory control in an R&D lab, prototype shop, engineering facility, or electromechanical manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience performing physical cycle counts, inventory audits, and resolving inventory discrepancies or part shortages
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (regular hands-on creation and maintenance of trackers using XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables).
- Familiarity with electromechanical components, including standard/metric fasteners, connectors, wire harnesses, PCBAs, sensors, actuators, and custom fabricated brackets.
- Proven ability to read and navigate multi-level Bills of Materials (BOMs), engineering drawings, and revision control dash-numbers.
skills:
Excel,detail-oriented,prototype,electromechanical components,electromechanical,R&D,testing
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
