Denisse Aranda
About Denisse Aranda
Denisse Aranda is the Principal Contamination Control Engineer for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, with extensive experience in contamination control, environmental testing, and engineering roles at NASA and other organizations.
Title: Principal Contamination Control Engineer For Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket
Denisse Aranda serves as the Principal Contamination Control Engineer for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. In this role, she is responsible for developing and coordinating personnel cleanroom training programs, interfacing with design engineers to provide contamination control inputs, and reviewing manufacturing work instructions to ensure cleanliness throughout the build process. Aranda also specializes in developing test plans to analyze particulate and molecular contamination during dynamic testing phases, such as payload fairing assembly and launch.
Company: Blue Origin
Denisse Aranda joined Blue Origin in 2020, serving as the Principal Contamination Control Engineer in Kent, Washington. At Blue Origin, a notable aerospace manufacturer, she manages critical aspects of contamination control for their New Glenn rocket project. Her responsibilities include coordinating cleanroom training, providing contamination control inputs in hardware design, and ensuring cleanliness levels are maintained during manufacturing processes.
Previous Positions at NASA Langley Research Center
Denisse Aranda worked at NASA Langley Research Center in various capacities over the years. From 2010 to 2016, she was the SAGE III-ISS Contamination Control Engineer and also served as the RaD-X Integration and Test Engineering Lead from 2013 to 2015. Additionally, Aranda worked as an Education Specialist from 2015 to 2016 and took on the role of Contamination Control Engineer in the Systems Integration and Test Branch from 2010 to 2015. Her early career at NASA included positions as a LARSS SCHOLAR and Thermal Engineer.
Education and Expertise: Material Science and Mechanical Engineering
Denisse Aranda holds a Master of Science degree in Material Science Engineering with a focus on Surface Chemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, completed between 2010 and 2012. She also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Materials Engineering from Florida International University, which she attended from 2005 to 2010. His background is further substantiated by his work in environmental testing and Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Testing.
Extensive Experience at Various Organizations
Denisse Aranda's career spans various roles and organizations. At the International Olympic Committee in Beijing, she served in the Future House USA for the 2008 Olympics. She also worked at the U.S. Department of Energy as a DOE Fellow in 2008 and at SAIC as a NASA Ground Systems Engineer. Her early career includes roles as an Undergraduate Researcher at NASA Glenn Research Center and as a Research Scientist at FIU - Applied Research Center. She also served as an Associate Researcher at Florida International University.