What Mathematical Systems & Solutions does

Mathematical Systems & Solutions, Inc. (MathSys) is a Pasadena, California-based private software company founded in 1998 that develops computational electromagnetics (EM) modeling and simulation software for defense, aerospace, and research customers. Its flagship product is a virtual electromagnetic testrange that simulates antenna systems on complex platforms (aircraft, spacecraft, ships), evaluates radar cross section of military vehicles, and virtually tests communications systems and remote-sensing methodologies. The underlying technology uses high-order numerical methods with exact-physics representations that, per the company, deliver orders-of-magnitude improvements in computational time and cost versus prior approximate-physics approaches and can scale from workstations to compute clusters of thousands of cores.

The product architecture is a core platform plus optional modules: a Tradespace Generation Module for parametric design exploration across antenna configurations and radar signatures, and a Tradespace Optimization Module for automated search across coupled antenna systems. A standalone Solver Engine can be tailored to customer workflows, and MathSys engineers deliver professional services including scenario construction, customized software versions, and consulting on fast PDE algorithms. Revenue is generated through one-time software licenses for the platform and add-on modules, supplemented by project-based professional services, sold via a direct enterprise field-sales motion to defense agencies, aerospace prime contractors, and university research institutions. MathSys has never raised venture or private equity capital and discloses no revenue or headcount trend data.

Name

Mathematical Systems & Solutions

Legal name

Mathematical Systems & Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://mathsys.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MathSys is a Pasadena-based private software firm, founded in 1998, that builds a virtual electromagnetic testrange and high-order solvers for defense agencies, aerospace prime contractors, and research institutions to simulate antenna systems, radar cross section, and EM compatibility on complex platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Computational Electromagnetics Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

NDT/Inspection & Testing Services (Aviation) (IMABALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Propulsion Test, Integration & Certification Services (IMABADAN)

Keywords

• Computational electromagnetics software
• Electromagnetic simulation software
• Radar cross-section analysis
• Virtual electromagnetic testrange
• Antenna design modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Packages: MathSys sells complete software packages including virtual electromagnetic testrange, tradespace generation module, tradespace optimization module, and solver engine. The software can be tailored to customer needs, workflow, and toolchain, suggesting a mix of perpetual licenses and potentially customization fees.
2. Professional Services: MathSys engineers provide virtual design and testing solutions on demand, including scenario construction and analysis, specialized versions of the testrange software tailored to specific applications, and expertise in fast algorithms for PDE solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Mathematical Systems & Solutions develops and licenses the Virtual Electromagnetic Testrange software platform for computational electromagnetics modeling and simulation, including radar cross-section evaluation, antenna-on-platform analysis, electromagnetic compatibility testing, and communication system virtual testing. The platform is extended through the Tradespace Generation Module, Tradespace Optimization Module, and a tailored Solver Engine, and is complemented by engineering professional services for scenario construction, specialized configurations, and PDE algorithm expertise.

Product overview

Mathematical Systems & Solutions offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on its Virtual Electromagnetic Testrange software. The core platform provides electromagnetic simulation and virtual testing capabilities, which can be extended with two optional modules: the Tradespace Generation Module for parametric modeling and tradespace exploration, and the Tradespace Optimization Module for automated design optimization. The company also offers its Solver Engine as a standalone tailored component and provides professional engineering services for virtual design and testing solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virtual Electromagnetic Testrange Comprehensive electromagnetic simulation and virtual testing software package for understanding EMC, EMI, and electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) implications of system designs; supports simulation of antenna systems on complex vehicles (aircraft, spacecraft, ships), evaluation of radar cross section of military air- and water-vehicles, virtual testing of communications systems, and design and testing of single/multi-radar remote sensing methodologies.
• Tradespace Generation Module Parametric modeling add-on that integrates with the Virtual Electromagnetic Testrange to enable tradespace generation and exploration; allows comparison of antenna mounting configurations, comparison of radar cross-section alternatives, and generation of mono-static, bi-static, or multi-static radar signatures for feature identification.
• Tradespace Optimization Module Optimization capability that combines with the Tradespace Generation Module to provide fully automated tradespace search, enabling fine-tuning of highly coupled antenna systems and identifying design alternatives that offer the best overall performance characteristics entirely within the virtual testrange.
• Solver Engine Standalone fast and accurate electromagnetic simulation engine based on exact-physics modeling using high-order methods that can be tailored to customer needs, workflows, and toolchains.
• MathSys Professional Services On-demand engineering services in which MathSys engineers provide virtual design and testing solutions including scenario construction and analysis, specialized versions of the testrange software tailored to specific applications, and expertise in fast algorithms for PDE solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Orders of magnitude improvement in computational time and cost over previous approaches
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• US NavycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDefense partnership involving computational electromagnetics solvers and virtual testrange software for naval applications including ship antenna systems and radar cross section evaluation.
• US Air ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDefense partnership for electromagnetic modeling and simulation supporting air force applications including aircraft antenna systems and platform integration scenarios.
• NASAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace agency partnership for computational electromagnetics applications including spacecraft antenna systems and electromagnetic compatibility analysis.
• JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with JPL for electromagnetic modeling and simulation supporting space exploration missions and satellite systems.
• Northrop Grumman Space TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAerospace contractor partnership for virtual testrange software supporting spacecraft and satellite platform development and antenna system design.
• New Jersey Institute of TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partnership for computational electromagnetics research and algorithm development.
• Case Western Reserve UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partnership supporting algorithm development and high-order methods research for computational electromagnetics.
• Kansas State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partnership for computational electromagnetics research and development.
• University of New HampshireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partnership supporting computational electromagnetics research and algorithm development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Remcom: Specialist EM simulation vendor offering XFdtd (full-wave FDTD) and Wireless InSite (ray tracing) — comparable niche-focused competitor serving antenna, RCS, and wireless-propagation use cases similar to MathSys.
• Dassault Systèmes: Through its CST Studio Suite, Dassault offers time- and frequency-domain electromagnetic solvers for antenna design, EMC, and platform integration — overlapping directly with MathSys' testrange and solver engine.
• Cadence Design Systems: Cadence's Clarity 3D Solver and AWR products target 3D EM extraction and RF/microwave design — directly overlapping with MathSys' solver engine for antenna and RF system simulation.
• Sonnet Software: Sonnet provides high-frequency electromagnetic analysis software for planar circuits, antennas, and RF components — a smaller specialist peer with a comparable focus on accuracy-driven EM simulation.
• ANSYS: Industry-leading simulation vendor whose HFSS product is a benchmark for 3D electromagnetic field simulation across antenna, radar, and RF applications — directly comparable to MathSys' virtual electromagnetic testrange.
• Keysight Technologies: Keysight's EMPro and PathWave design tools provide 3D EM simulation for antenna and RF system design — a direct peer in serving aerospace and defense EM-simulation workflows.
• Altair: Altair FEKO is a widely used computational electromagnetics tool for antenna placement, RCS, and platform-level EM analysis — a direct alternative to MathSys' testrange for aerospace and defense customers.
• COMSOL: COMSOL Multiphysics includes an RF and electromagnetics module used for antenna design, EMC, and wave propagation — a comparable multiphysics simulation platform competing for the same engineering customers.

Broad incumbents

• ESI Group: ESI Group provides multiphysics and virtual prototyping software serving aerospace and defense OEMs; while broader in scope, it competes for similar simulation budget and platform-integration use cases.
• Siemens Digital Industries Software: Through Simcenter, Siemens offers a broad simulation portfolio including EM capabilities, positioning it as a large incumbent whose toolchain often displaces specialist tools like MathSys in platform-level engineering programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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