A sensor assembly comprising: a threaded base component having a first end and a second end, the first end of the threaded base component including a portal opening and a circular bore, and the second end of the threaded base component including a circular-bored hollowed volume ; a mid-plate assembly including a combination of at least a disk-shaped element and a metal tubular element , the mid-plate assembly including a first hollowed volume extending through the disk-shaped element, the metal tubular element disposed substantially orthogonal to surface planes of the disk-shaped element; lower portion of a connector disposed in the circular-bored hollowed volume of the threaded base component ; a rectangular-shaped pressure sensor element disposed in the circular-bored hollowed volume of the threaded base component and configured to sense a pressure of a fluid; electronic circuitry disposed in the circular-bored hollowed volume of the threaded base component and coupled to receive a signal from the rectangular-shaped pressure sensor element ; a retainer disposed in the circular-bored hollowed volume of the threaded base component ; an open-ended fluid-tight passageway in which to convey the fluid from a portal opening of the sensor assembly to a surface of the rectangular-shaped pressure sensor element that senses the pressure; a closed-ended fluid-tight passageway, at least a portion of which comprises the metal tubular element and a part of which is generally parallel to the open ended fluid-tight passageway; a temperature sensor element disposed in an end of the closed-ended fluid-tight passageway within the metal tubular element ; and at least one conductive link disposed in the closed-ended fluid tight passageway electrically coupling the temperature sensor element to the electronic circuitry , wherein the retainer aligns a sealing ring , the rectangular-shaped pressure sensor element and the electronic circuitry above an upper surface of the mid-plate assembly . a threaded base component having a first end and a second end, the first end of the threaded base component including a portal opening and a circular bore, and the second end of the threaded base component including a circular-bored hollowed volume ; a mid-plate assembly including a combination of at least a disk-shaped element and a metal tubular element , the mid-plate assembly including a first hollowed volume extending through the disk-shaped element, the metal tubular element disposed substantially orthogonal to surface planes of the disk-shaped element; lower portion of a connector disposed in the circular-bored hollowed volume of the threaded base component ; a rectangular-shaped pressure sensor element disposed in the circular-bored hollowed volume of the threaded base component and configured to sense a pressure of a fluid; electronic circuitry disposed in the circular-bored hollowed volume of the threaded base component and coupled to receive a signal from the rectangular-shaped pressure sensor element ; a retainer disposed in the circular-bored hollowed volume of the threaded base component ; an open-ended fluid-tight passageway in which to convey the fluid from a portal opening of the sensor assembly to a surface of the rectangular-shaped pressure sensor element that senses the pressure; a closed-ended fluid-tight passageway, at least a portion of which comprises the metal tubular element and a part of which is generally parallel to the open ended fluid-tight passageway; a temperature sensor element disposed in an end of the closed-ended fluid-tight passageway within the metal tubular element ; and at least one conductive link disposed in the closed-ended fluid tight passageway electrically coupling the temperature sensor element to the electronic circuitry , wherein the retainer aligns a sealing ring , the rectangular-shaped pressure sensor element and the electronic circuitry above an upper surface of the mid-plate assembly . <EOS>