Andrew Mcmahon
Mission Software Engineering Lead at Vertical Aerospace
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Mcmahon is a seasoned mission software engineering lead with 12 years of experience building native, frontend and backend systems for aerospace and defence, currently driving mission software at Anduril and leading software at Vertical Aerospace from London. His career spans startups and large programs at Boeing’s Phantom Works where he served as Chief Modelling, Simulation & Analytics Architect and Chief Engineer, combining hands-on engineering with systems-level architectural leadership. He brings deep domain knowledge in simulation, modelling and embedded systems from early roles at Thales and MBDA through to cloud and on-prem solutions for disruptive aircraft platforms. Known for translating complex aerospace requirements into pragmatic, auditable software, he blends rigorous engineering from his Cranfield PgCert and Loughborough aerospace background with product-focused delivery. A practical leader, he thrives at the intersection of rapid innovation and safety-critical constraints, often bridging R&D prototypes into operational capability.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Aerospace Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Aerospace Engineering at Loughborough UniversityPgCert, Software Engineering for Technical Computing, PgCert, Software Engineering for Technical Computing at Cranfield University
Github Skills (8)
windows10
vcpkg10
linux10
macos10
cmake10
cpp10
visual-studio10
glew4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
McDamon/aoc
Nov 2024 - Sep 2025
Advent of Code Stuff
Contributions:34 PRs, 147 pushes, 32 branches in 9 months
McDamon/aoc2023
Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
Contributions:27 pushes in 26 days
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