Product Quality Engineer – Digital Printing
JiffyShirts.com
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Irvine • California • Florida • United States
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About the role
- Own and manage Jiffy’s end-to-end product quality program for direct-to-film printing and custom apparel catalog.
- Define, document, and enforce color management and technical standards across the printer network, including spectrophotometric measurement, ICC profiling, RIP software configuration, and G7 calibration initiatives.
- Establish hue-level standards and reference materials; serve as internal SME on CMYK processing, soft proofing, gamut mapping, and device-link profiles.
- Set and maintain product quality specifications and measurable acceptance criteria for color accuracy, durability, substrates, file preparation, and press-ready requirements.
- Provide technical guidance to Operations, Supplier Management, and Product teams; set quality gates for new product launches.
- Manage quality performance across a distributed fleet of third-party print shops by tracking claims, complaints, and defects; conduct remote and on-site audits; maintain a quality health scorecard; drive corrective actions.
- Set admission standards and evaluation framework for onboarding new printers; conduct hands-on evaluations and document baselines.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using claims, NPS, audit, and output data; build dashboards with analytics; create training materials, SOPs, and reference guides; improve pre-press workflows to reduce downstream issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Arts, Color Science, Print Technology, Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in print quality engineering, color management, or prepress
- Hands-on expertise with ICC profiling workflows and spectrophotometric measurement for print color management
- Significant hands-on experience with professional RIP software with deep expertise in at least one (e.g., Onyx, NeoStampa, Print Factory)
- Expert knowledge of color space management for production printing (sRGB, Adobe RGB, CMYK, device-link profiles, gamut mapping, soft proofing)
- Experience managing quality programs across a large distributed network of print partners, including audits, defect/claims tracking, and corrective actions
- Experience defining and maintaining formal product specifications and measurable quality acceptance criteria for printed products
- Experience explaining print/color management technical concepts to both shop-floor operators and executive stakeholders
- Already authorized to work in the United States
- Ability to travel approximately 40% for work
- Able to work hybrid with a minimum of 3 days per week in-office in Irvine, California
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits: Full medical, dental, and vision coverage, with a portion of premiums paid by Jiffy.
- Retirement Planning: 401(k)
- Wellness Support: Annual wellness benefits to help you stay healthy and balanced.
- Tools for Success: Choice of MacBook or PC laptop, plus equipment for your home office setup.
- Perks & Extras: Annual credit of $200 to use on our website plus more team merch drops than you will know what to do with!
- Professional Development: Annual stipend to support your learning and career growth.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
print quality engineeringcolor managementprepressICC profilingspectrophotometric measurementRIP softwarecolor space managementgamut mappingsoft proofingquality acceptance criteria
Soft Skills
technical guidancecontinuous improvementcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvinganalytical skillscollaborationtraining developmentdocumentationevaluation