The aim of the study is to formulate a formal definition of the cognitive system on the basis of a simplified representation of human cognitive activity and on this basis to develop methods for engineering design of the cognitive system model. The process of cognition is modeled as the interaction of several structures of the human personality. The main structures that directly implement the process of cognition are the subconscious mind and the consciousness interacting with it. Using the technique of engineering design of the cognitive model, the architecture of the intellectual system using the cognitive planning mechanism of control actions is developed. An agent-oriented approach was chosen to implement the cognitive mechanism of contr...