A pressure sensor comprising: a probe assembly having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, the probe assembly including: a rigid body ; a capacitive pressure sensor disposed at the distal end, the capacitive pressure sensor capable of producing a sensed capacitive signal as a result of pressure acting on the capacitive pressure sensor; and an intermediate circuit enclosure distanced from the distal end; an intermediate circuit comprising a capacitive detection bridge circuit comprising a diode bridge housed within the intermediate circuit enclosure , the capacitive detection bridge circuit producing an electrical voltage signal proportional to a difference between a reference capacitance and the sensed capacitive signal, a remote circuit enclosure , wherein a distance between the intermediate circuit enclosure and the remote circuit enclosure is at least double a distance between the intermediate circuit enclosure and the distal end of the probe assembly , and wherein the distance between the intermediate circuit enclosure and the distal end of the probe assembly and the diode bridge enable the intermediate circuit to operate continuously at temperatures exceeding 125°C; a flexible interconnect coupling the remote circuit enclosure to the intermediate circuit enclosure; and a main circuit disposed in the remote circuit enclosure , the remote circuit enclosure connected to the intermediate circuit enclosure by the flexible interconnect , the capacitive detection bridge circuit transmitting the electrical voltage signal to the main electrical circuit through the interconnect . a probe assembly having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, the probe assembly including: a rigid body ; a capacitive pressure sensor disposed at the distal end, the capacitive pressure sensor capable of producing a sensed capacitive signal as a result of pressure acting on the capacitive pressure sensor; and a rigid body ; a capacitive pressure sensor disposed at the distal end, the capacitive pressure sensor capable of producing a sensed capacitive signal as a result of pressure acting on the capacitive pressure sensor; and an intermediate circuit enclosure distanced from the distal end; an intermediate circuit comprising a capacitive detection bridge circuit comprising a diode bridge housed within the intermediate circuit enclosure , the capacitive detection bridge circuit producing an electrical voltage signal proportional to a difference between a reference capacitance and the sensed capacitive signal, a remote circuit enclosure , wherein a distance between the intermediate circuit enclosure and the remote circuit enclosure is at least double a distance between the intermediate circuit enclosure and the distal end of the probe assembly , and wherein the distance between the intermediate circuit enclosure and the distal end of the probe assembly and the diode bridge enable the intermediate circuit to operate continuously at temperatures exceeding 125°C; a flexible interconnect coupling the remote circuit enclosure to the intermediate circuit enclosure; and a main circuit disposed in the remote circuit enclosure , the remote circuit enclosure connected to the intermediate circuit enclosure by the flexible interconnect , the capacitive detection bridge circuit transmitting the electrical voltage signal to the main electrical circuit through the interconnect . <EOS>