Onboarding

New Member Onboarding

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1 Start here

Five steps from first hearing about us to working member:

  1. Apply through the Join page. Applications open each semester and no experience is needed.
  2. Join the Discord server. Discord is the team’s main channel for announcements, subteam discussion and day-to-day questions.
  3. Complete intake and onboarding with a lead: safety induction, access, and introductions to both subteams.
  4. Complete probation alongside your subteam.
  5. Take up subteam placement and start contributing.

If any step is unclear, ask in Discord or through the contact page.

2 How the team is organised

Racerbot has two working teams: the Autonomous Team, which develops the self-driving software, and the Tech Team, which handles electronics, tools and parts, 3D modelling, testing, calibration and tuning, firmware and club IT. Both sit under an Executive Board of seven offices. Meet them all on Our Teams.

3 What is expected of you

Member expectations live in the governing instruments, not on this page. Start with Article II (Principles and Commitments) and Article III (Membership) of the Constitution. Both are in drafting and not in force. Before working in the lab, read the Lab safety documents.

4 Dev environment setup

PLACEHOLDER — text pending.

This section will cover the Ubuntu, ROS2 and toolchain setup for building and simulating the car.

5 Where things live

Discord
Day-to-day discussion, announcements and subteam channels. Join the server.
GitHub
The autonomy stack, tooling and experiments. github.com/SFU-Racerbot.
Team Drive
Meeting notes, agendas, minutes and shared working documents. Ask in Discord for access.
The lab
ASB 9819, Applied Sciences Building, SFU Burnaby. Access follows induction — see Lab safety.